KR20170032178A - Transmission case of transmission device for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention improves stiffness of a bearing accommodation unit supporting a differential in a converter housing. A converter storage unit (35) is enclosed by a flange unit (36). A shaft hole (55) which allows a drive shaft extended from a differential to pass and has a bearing accommodation unit supporting the differential is formed adjacent to the converter storage unit (35). A protruding unit (58) protrudes to the inside of the converter storage unit (35) from an inner circumferential surface of the flange unit (36) across a line connecting the shaft container and the hole (55) and the center of the converter storage unit (35). Stiffness between the shaft container and the hole (55) and the converter storage unit (35) is improved and deformation of the bearing accommodation unit or a fall of a shaft is prevented by the thick protruding unit (58). A flow passage can be formed in the protruding unit (58) to supply oil to a shaft of a counter gear supported on a cylinder unit (50) to eliminate an oil supply pipe.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a transmission case of a transmission for a vehicle,

The present invention relates to a transmission for a continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a vehicle, which mainly comprises a belt-type transmission mechanism for transmitting a rotational driving force of one pulley to a pulley by a pulley V belt between two pulleys Case.

Conventional CVTs include a converter housing connected to a cylinder block of an engine (hereinafter simply referred to as an engine) and a transmission housing coupled to the converter housing, and a torque converter is housed in the converter housing, And the transmission mechanism is housed.

In the transmission mechanism widely employed, a primary pulley is arranged with the input shaft connected to a torque converter as a first axis, a secondary pulley is arranged on a second shaft parallel to the input shaft, a V-belt is wound between both pulleys, And a counter gear is disposed on a third shaft parallel to the input shaft and a final gear is disposed on the fourth shaft. The counter gear transmits the rotation of the secondary pulley to the final gear.

The converter housing has a converter housing portion in which the engine side of the drive source is opened in the axial direction and the other side is a partition wall, and the partition walls form support portions of the respective shafts when coupled to the transmission housing.

The opening periphery of the converter accommodating portion is a flange portion having a mating surface with the engine.

Further, there may be a case where the auxiliary transmission mechanism including a planetary gear or the like is provided between the first shaft and the torque converter.

However, oil is stored in the lower portion of the transmission housing, and in order to secure the oil supply stability to the portions where lubricating of gears and other rotary members are required, And is set to maintain the height. On the other hand, in the pulley or the auxiliary speed change mechanism, since the immersion amount into the oil is large, the stirring resistance is increased and the fuel consumption performance is adversely affected.

As a countermeasure therefor, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2011-21662, a primary shaft and a secondary pulley are offset from the input shaft of the first shaft upward in the vehicle loading posture of the CVT, By disposing them on three axes, the amount of contact between the pulley and the oil can be reduced while maintaining the height of the oil surface.

In this case, if the number of bearings in the transmission mechanism is increased, the cost of the bearings including the increase in the number of bearings is increased, and the size of the transmission housing is also increased. Therefore, The gear is disposed on the axis of the third axis, such as a secondary pulley.

Here, the final gear of the fourth axis is set at a position lower than the first axis of the input shaft as far as possible in relation to the differential shaft which is integral with the fourth shaft, but the counter gear (and the secondary pulley) The head pulley), and the distance determined by the diameter of the counter gear and the final gear from the fourth axis.

Since the counter gear of the third axis is smaller in diameter than the final gear and has a final deceleration stage as a final gear, a large torque is applied at the time of wheel driving, and at the time of fixing the parking gear, for example, And is subjected to a large load. As a result, if there is a deformation or the like in the supporting structure, it becomes a cause of vibration noise during traveling of the vehicle.

The support portion of the converter housing partition wall for supporting the counter gear is opened to the transmission housing side and constitutes a cylinder portion protruding toward the engine side. The bush is press-fitted into the cylinder hole to define the axial center of the drive gear. The wall thickness of the cylinder portion is equivalent to the general wall thickness of the partition wall.

Here, since the wall thickness of the cylinder portion is as thin as that of the partition wall, there is a possibility that the axial hole of the cylinder hole is deformed at the time of press-fitting of the bushing, and the flatness of the bearing bite surface is deteriorated. .

9, when the cylinder portion 50 'is located outside the flange portion 36' surrounding the converter accommodating portion 35, the outer circumferential surface of the cylinder portion 50 ' The ribs 46 are provided in the radial direction to increase the rigidity of the cylinder portion 50 '.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-21662

However, depending on the position of the second shaft, the diameter of the primary pulley and the secondary pulley, or the size of the counter gear and the final gear, the counter gear (third shaft), that is, the cylinder portion 50 'are biased to the first axis until they overlap with the flange portion 36'. As a result, the outer wall 50 'of the cylinder portion is exposed in the converter accommodating portion 35.

In this case, even if the flange portion 36 'partially performs the rib function, since a torque converter (not shown) rotates around the axis of the first shaft in the converter accommodating portion 35, The reinforcing rib assumed to be in the radial direction facing the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35 can not be provided, so that the balance of rigidity is broken, and the cylinder portion 50 'is deformed at the time of pushing the bush.

In addition, even during operation of the vehicle, tension or looseness (hereinafter, referred to as a tension / compression force) is applied between the second shaft and the third shaft that transmit power by the V-belt, (The inside of the converter accommodating portion 35) of the flange portion 36 'in which the second shaft is located.

Further, also in the relationship between the third axis and the fourth axis, in the transmission of power between the counter gear and the final gear, a force in the tangential direction of engagement of both gears acts on both shafts. This tangential directional force is also directed to the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35.

Therefore, the cylinder portion 50 'supporting the third shaft is liable to collapse in a direction in which the forces overlap and are directed to the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35. [

As described above, similarly to the cylinder portion 50 ', the bearing accommodating portion for supporting the final gear (differential) of the fourth axis receives a large load in the tangential direction toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35. [

Here, since the shaft passing hole 55 having the bearing receiving portion as well as passing the driving shaft is hooked to the flange portion 36 ', the stiffness in the circumferential direction along the flange portion 36' is high, Radial ribs are also provided outside of the rib 36 '.

However, a reinforcing rib assumed in a radial direction can not be provided in the direction toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35. In this way, if the bearing accommodating portion is connected to the partition wall having a thin wall thickness, deformation that the axial line collapses is caused by the large load like the cylinder portion 50 ', which is a cause of the vibration noise at the time of driving the vehicle.

Such a problem is similarly encountered in a transmission case having a converter housing for housing a torque converter as well as a transmission case having a joint housing for housing a joint of an electromagnetic clutch or the like instead of a torque converter.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transmission housing having improved rigidity of a bearing housing, particularly a bearing housing for supporting a differential, coupled with a transmission housing.

Therefore, the present invention is a transmission case of a transmission for a vehicle having a joint and a transmission mechanism and having at least a final gear in its transmission mechanism, and is partitioned by a partition wall into a joint housing portion and a transmission mechanism housing portion, A shaft passing hole is formed in the partition wall with a bearing accommodating portion which is adjacent to the joint accommodating portion and which passes a drive shaft extending from a differential integral with the final gear and supports the differential, And a stepped portion extending from the inner circumferential surface of the flange portion to the inside of the joint accommodating portion across the line connecting the shaft passing hole and the center of the joint accommodating portion is formed.

According to the present invention, the stiffness between the shaft passing hole and the joint receiving portion is improved by the step portion, and the bearing receiving portion formed in the shaft passing hole and supporting the differential is prevented from being deformed or falling down.

Further, a flow path replacing the oil supply pipe can be formed in the stepped portion, and the number of parts is reduced.

1 is a view showing a power train including a CVT according to an embodiment;
2 is a cross-sectional exploded view of the CVT.
3 is a front view of the converter housing;
4 is a view showing a cross section of a cylinder portion supporting a counter shaft;
5 is an explanatory diagram of a reinforcing wall set with reference to a pressing boss for removing a mold core.
6 is a sectional view of the CC portion in Fig. 3;
7 is a back view of the converter housing.
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line DD in Fig.
9 is a front view of a converter housing showing a conventional example;

An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a transmission case of a CVT having a torque converter as a joint will be described below.

Fig. 1 is a view showing a power train including a CVT according to an embodiment, and Fig. 2 is a sectional development view including a cylinder portion for supporting a counter gear of a CVT.

The output of the engine 1 is transmitted to the wheel 6 via the drive shaft 5 via the torque converter 3 and the transmission mechanism 4 of the CVT 2 as shown in Fig.

In the transmission mechanism 4, the input shaft 10 connected to the torque converter 3 is provided with the first gear 11 and the shaft (primary shaft 12) of the primary pulley 13 is connected to the second And the output of the torque converter 3 is transmitted to the primary pulley 13, the V-belt 15 and the secondary pulley 17 by the engagement of the first gear 11 and the second gear 14, And the output of the peripheral speed mechanism 7 enters the final drive 9 via the auxiliary speed change mechanism 8. [

The final drive 9 includes a counter gear 19 and a final gear 20 provided on the differential 21 and engaged with the counter gear 19. The rotation of the final gear 20 causes the differential 21 To the drive shaft (5).

The auxiliary transmission mechanism 8 is disposed on the axis of the secondary pulley 17 and the counter shaft 18 of the counter gear 19 is also on the axis of the secondary shaft 16 .

The counter shaft 18 is also provided with a parking gear 22.

The powertrain of Fig. 1 is substantially the same as that described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2011-21662, and the details of the auxiliary transmission mechanism 8 are omitted from this publication.

Torque converter 3 of the power train The components up to the differential 21 are constituted by a converter housing 31 and a transmission housing 66, which are formed by the converter housing 31 and the transmission housing 66, And the transmission housing 66 is also comprised of a housing body 67 and a side cover 68. [

The torque converter 3 is disposed in the converter housing portion 35 of the converter housing 31 and the input shaft 10 in which the first gear 11 is placed in the transmission housing 66 is connected to the partition wall 32 into the converter accommodating portion 35 and inputs the output of the torque converter 3 to the peripheral speed mechanism 7. [

The input shaft 10 is formed so that one end of the input shaft 10 connected to the torque converter 3 penetrates the stator shaft 70a extending from the first partition 70 of the housing main body 67 to the converter housing portion 35, And the other end is supported on the second partition 71 of the housing main body 67. [

From the torque converter 3, the converter sleeve 3a extends the outer peripheral side of the stator shaft 70a toward the transmission housing 66 side.

In the transmission housing 66, a primary shaft 12 is provided in parallel with the input shaft 10, one end portion in the axial direction of which the primary pulley 13 is interposed is supported by the side cover 68, And a second gear 14 supported on the second partition 71 and meshing with the first gear 11 of the input shaft 10 at the tip end of the second partition 71 passing through the second partition 71.

The secondary shaft 16 is also supported by the side cover 68 at one end in the axial direction which sandwiches the secondary pulley 17 and the other end is supported by the second partition 71.

The counter shaft 18 is disposed on the same side of the secondary shaft 16 as the secondary shaft 16 on the side of the converter housing 31 and the other side of the counter shaft 19 on the side of the converter housing 31 Is supported by the cylinder portion 50 formed on the partition 32 and the other side is supported by the first partition 70 in the housing main body 67 and passes through the first partition 70 to the secondary shaft 16 . The auxiliary speed change mechanism 8 disposed between the axial direction secondary pulley 17 and the counter gear 19 has its input shaft connected to the secondary shaft 16 and the output shaft connected to the counter shaft 18 ).

When the primary pulley 13 is offset, the input shaft 10 and the primary shaft 12 are connected by the engagement of the first gear 11 and the second gear 14, The secondary transmission mechanism 8 can not be offset together with the primary pulley 13 by avoiding interference with these gears unless the size of the primary pulley 66 is increased. For this reason, the auxiliary speed change mechanism 8 is disposed at the rear end of the secondary pulley 17.

The converter housing 31 has a predetermined portion adjacent to the cylinder portion 50 of the partition 32 as a recessed wall portion 32a for forming a differential storage space.

The retracting wall portion 32a is retracted from the mating face F by a predetermined amount to cover the gear cover portion 33c which faces and opposes the final gear 20 and the gear cover portion 33c which rises from the inner peripheral side of the gear cover portion 33c, And a side wall portion 33b connected thereto.

The cylindrical portion 33a has a shaft passage hole 55 passing through the drive shaft 5 extending from the differential 21 to the wheel 6 outside the transmission case 30 and has an end portion on the side of the transmission housing 66 And the bearing 62 is held by the bearing receiving portion 56. [

The rearward wall portion 32a (the gear cover portion 33c, the side wall portion 33b and the cylindrical portion 33a) extends in principle from the partition wall 32 of the converter housing portion 35 to an equivalent wall thickness.

The housing main body 67 also has an opposing wall portion 73 spaced apart from the mating face F with the converter housing 31 in correspondence with the recess wall portion 32a. Thereby, a differential accommodation space is formed between the rearward wall portion 32a and the opposite wall portion 73. The differential 21 has its one end supported by the rearward wall portion 32a (bearing 62) And the final gear 20 is held in engagement with the counter gear 19 by the counter-wall portion 73.

The above-described supports of the respective shafts are not specifically referred to but bear a ball bearing or a roller bearing according to the load.

Here, details of the circumference of the cylinder portion 50 of the converter housing 31 supporting the counter shaft 18 will be described first.

The cylinder portion 50 is formed to have a wall thickness equivalent to the general thickness of the partition 32 and includes a bearing accommodating portion 51 which is opened as a cylinder hole on the transmission housing 66 side, And the inside of the sleeve accommodating portion 52 serves as a closed axial receiving portion 53 (see Fig. 4 (b) To the inside of the converter housing (31).

An outer rotor of a bearing 60 in which an inner rotor is press-fitted into a counter shaft 18 is held in the bearing accommodating portion 51. The sleeve 61 is inserted into the sleeve accommodating portion 52 and the counter shaft 18 is inserted into the sleeve 61 to define the axial center position of the counter shaft. The tip end of the counter shaft 18 penetrating through the sleeve 61 extends to the shaft receiving portion 53.

3 is a front view of the converter housing 31 viewed from the axial engine side.

The peripheral edge surrounding the opening of the converter accommodating portion 35 is a flange portion 36 having an engagement surface with the engine 1. The flange portion 36 is provided with an engine mounting bolt hole 39 Is formed.

Since the flange portion 36 has a predetermined axial thickness for securing the surface pressure, many weight reducing holes 40 are formed at possible portions except around the bolt hole 39 to reduce weight and material cost have. As a result, the flange portion 36 exposes the double wall composed of the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38 spaced apart by the weight reducing hole 40. That is, each of the bolt holes 39 is located within the width between the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38.

A sleeve hole 42 for passing the converter sleeve 3a of the torque converter 3 through which the input shaft 10 is passed is formed in the center of the converter accommodating portion 35 of the partition 32, The input shaft 10 passes.

Further, the outer wall of the retreat wall portion 32a is bulged outwardly in the direction of the figure on the outer side of the flange portion 36, and the aforementioned shaft passage hole 55 is opened.

The imaginary line indicates the primary pulley 13 and the secondary pulley 17 offset from the input shaft 10 (sleeve hole 42).

The cylinder portion 50 that supports the counter gear 19 overlaps with the flange portion 36 and the axial center of the cylinder portion 50 (cylinder hole: bearing accommodating portion 51, sleeve accommodating portion 52) And is located above the inner wall 38 of the flange portion 36.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the flange portion 36 is connected to the outer wall of the cylinder portion 50 and extends along the flange portion 36 on the inner diameter side of the flange portion 36 (the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38) A reinforcing wall 45 is provided. The reinforcement wall 45 has a wall thickness equal to that of the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38 of the portion overlapped with the cylinder portion 50 and has an arc shape centering on the sleeve hole 42, Extends substantially equally from both sides of the cylinder accommodating portion 35 in the circumferential direction of the converter accommodating portion 35 and joins the inner wall 38 of the flange portion 36 in the vicinity of the appropriate bolt hole 39 and terminates. Thereby, at least the sleeve accommodating portion 52 of the cylinder portion 50 is received within the width W extending from the flange portion 36 to the reinforcing wall 45 (see Fig. 4 (b)).

Fig. 4 (a) shows a cross section taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3, and Fig. 4 (b) shows a cross section taken along the line B-B in Fig.

As shown in Fig. 4 (a), the height of the reinforcing wall 45 in the axial direction is the same as the mating surface M of the upper end of the flange portion 36. As shown in Fig.

Conversely, the distance (radius) from the sleeve hole 42 to the protruding amount of the reinforcing wall 45 from the flange portion 36 is limited by the limit in order to avoid interference with the torque converter 3 rotating in the converter accommodating portion 35 And it is also necessary to consider the expansion of the torque converter 3 due to the centrifugal force or the heat at the time of rotation.

5, when the pressing boss 44 for extracting the mold core in the converter housing casting is set on the inner side of the flange portion 36, the position of the pressing boss 44 is referred to as a torque The minimum diameter position that does not interfere with the converter 3 may be set. 3 and 5, the inner diameter side wall surface of the reinforcing wall 45 extends from the rotational axis of the torque converter 3 (the center of the sleeve hole 42) in the pressing boss 44 to the shortest distance As shown in Fig.

Since the pressing boss 44 is set at a position where the pressing boss 44 protrudes into the converter accommodating portion 35 from the flange portion 36 and overlaps with the cylinder portion 50, as shown in Fig. 4 (b) The inner wall 38 of the flange portion 36 and the reinforcing wall 45 extend to a flat upper surface at the top of the cylinder portion 50 and this upper surface serves as an end surface of the pressing boss 44. [

The outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38 of the flange portion 36 function as the ribs connected to the outer wall of the cylinder portion 50, respectively, since the cylinder portion 50 overlaps with the flange portion 36 in this manner. do. Even though the arc-shaped reinforcing wall 45 functions as a rib and the radial rib can not be set such as toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35, A stiffness balance without wall imbalance is obtained.

Thereby, deformation and shrinkage of the shaft are prevented from being exerted on the tensile and compressive force acting on the line facing the inside of the converter accommodating portion (35). Since the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38 of the flange portion 36 are higher than the top portion of the cylinder portion 50 and the reinforcing wall 45 has the same height as these portions, Particularly high rigidity.

2, the retract wall portion 32a of the converter housing 31 holds the bearing 62 in the bearing receiving portion 56 of the shaft passing hole 55 as described above, ).

As shown in Fig. 3, a rib 57 is formed radially around the shaft passing hole 55 on the outside of the flange portion 36 to reinforce it.

The shaft passage hole 55 overlaps with the flange portion 36 and the outer wall 37 connected to the shaft passage hole 55 also functions as a rib, The stiffness balance can not be obtained while the inner wall 38 is thin.

Therefore, in order to enhance the rigidity of the shaft passage hole 55 toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35, in the present embodiment, a portion of the shaft passage hole 55 is raised from the partition wall 32 of the converter accommodating portion 35 in the vicinity of the shaft passage hole 55 And a stepped portion 58 which bulges outward from the inner peripheral surface of the flange portion 36 (inner wall 38) toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35 is formed.

The stepped portion 58 crosses a line connecting the shaft passing hole 55 and the center of the converter accommodating portion 35 in the front view of Fig. 3, and the surface facing the sleeve hole 42 is straight, Both end portions join the general surface of the inner wall 38 on both sides in the circumferential direction.

6 shows a section of the stepped portion 58 in the CC portion in Fig. 3, and the maximum protrusion amount from the inner wall 38 and the height from the partition 32 are equal to each other in the converter accommodating portion 35 Is set to a value which does not interfere with the torque converter (3).

As a result, a thick portion is formed between the cylindrical portion 33a having the bearing accommodating portion 56 and the converter accommodating portion 35, and also the tensile and compressive force acting on the line toward the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35 The deformation of the bearing receiving portion 56 and the falling of the shaft are prevented.

In the setting area of this stepped portion 58, the auxiliary speed change mechanism 8 (cylinder portion (not shown) on the third shaft) extending from the vicinity of the shaft passing hole 55 in the lower portion in FIG. 3 following the flow path of the conventional transmission housing 66 50), an oil passage 59 is formed in the stepped portion 58 to replace the oil supply pipe.

Although not specifically shown, the flow path 59 forms a part of a curved flow passage communicating with one end or both end portions of the flow path 59 by intersecting a plurality of holes closed by a blank cap after the outside is subjected to a quenching process.

Thereby, the stiffness is improved by the stepped portion 58 and the oil supply pipe is abolished, and the parts are reduced.

The stepped portion 58 is formed so as to protrude from the converter housing portion 35 of the converter housing 31. The stepped portion 64 is also formed on the inner surface of the differential accommodation space (rear wall portion 32a) .

Fig. 7 is a rear view of the converter housing 31 viewed from the transmission housing 66 side, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along line D-D in Fig. In Fig. 3, the corresponding positions of the D-D portion are indicated by (D) - (D).

The differential 21 provided with the final gear 20 is in the stopped state and the lower half is submerged in the oil. However, during running, the final gear 20 may be pumped up to other parts. As a countermeasure therefor, a step portion 64 is formed on a line vertically upward from the shaft center of the shaft passing hole 55 in the vehicle mounting posture from the side wall portion 33b of the rear wall portion 32a to the gear cover portion 33c. And forms a wall with respect to the rotation peripheral direction of the final gear 20.

The circumferential cross section of the step portion 64 may be either an acid type or a trapezoidal shape as long as it functions as a wall for resistance to the flow of oil, and is arbitrary.

As a result, the final gear 20 and the differential 21 (not shown) are rotated in the counterclockwise direction R during the forward travel, which is particularly frequent, and the oil is pumped up in the same direction. The pumped oil is caught by the step 64 at the upper part of the differential 21 and falls down to the differential 21 so that sufficient lubrication is ensured.

This stepped portion 64 also functions as a radial rib to the cylindrical portion 33a as a thick portion, thereby further enhancing the rigidity of the bearing receiving portion 56. [

In the present embodiment, the engine 1 is a drive source in the invention, the CVT 2 is a vehicular transmission, and the torque converter 3 is a joint.

The converter housing portion 35 of the converter housing 31 corresponds to the joint housing portion and the transmission housing 66 corresponds to the transmission mechanism housing portion.

The stepped portion 58 corresponds to the stepped portion, and the stepped portion 64 corresponds to the second stepped portion.

The converter housing case 30 of the CVT 2 includes a converter accommodating portion 35 for accommodating the torque converter 3 by the partition 32 and a transmission mechanism 4 for accommodating the torque converter 3, And the converter accommodating portion 35 is surrounded by a flange portion 36 connected to the engine 1 and includes a bearing accommodating portion 51 opened to the transmission housing 66 side, The cylinder portion 50 having the portion 52 and supporting the counter shaft 18 overlaps the flange portion 36 when viewed from the axial direction so that its outer wall is exposed to the converter accommodating portion 35, 35 and the reinforcing wall 45 extending along the flange portion 36 so that the cylinder portion 50 is located on the outer side of the flange portion 36 Although it is not possible to set the ribs to the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35 as in the case where the rib The high rigidity to the part 50 is obtained.

A sleeve 61 defining the axis of the counter gear shaft 18 is press-fitted into the sleeve accommodating portion 52 of the cylinder portion 50 and at least the sleeve accommodating portion 52 is inserted from the flange portion 36 to the reinforcing wall 45, the circumference of the sleeve accommodating portion 52 is prevented from being deformed and distorted at the time of press-fitting of the sleeve.

The reinforcing wall 45 has a shape of arc centering on the rotational axis of the torque converter 3 so that the interference with the torque converter is reinforced even though it protrudes into the converter housing portion 35 more than the flange portion 36 So that it is stably prevented at any place along the longitudinal direction of the wall 45.

In this case, by setting the inner diameter side wall surface of the reinforcing wall 45 to contact the side of the shortest distance from the rotation axis of the torque converter 3 in the mold boss 44 for extracting the mold core, Is set at a position where it does not interfere with the torque converter 3, whereby reliable interference avoidance is obtained.

The flange portion 36 becomes a double wall of the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38 and the reinforcing wall 45 has a wall thickness equivalent to that of the outer wall 37 and the inner wall 38, Since the triple wall is formed by the flange portion 36 and the reinforcing wall 45, there is no imbalance in balance, and particularly, the stiffness is high.

The drive shaft 5 extending from the differential 21 integral with the final gear 20 is passed through the partition wall 32 adjacent to the converter accommodating portion 35 (the retract wall portion 32a) A shaft passing hole 55 having a bearing receiving portion 56 for supporting the flange portion 21 is formed and a flange portion (not shown) is formed across a line connecting the shaft passing hole 55 and the center of the converter housing portion 35 The stiffness between the shaft passage hole 55 and the converter accommodating portion 35 is improved and the bearing accommodating portion 56 is formed with the stepped portion 58 extending from the inner circumferential surface of the bearing accommodating portion 35 to the inside of the converter accommodating portion 35, And the shaft is prevented from falling down.

(Effect corresponding to claim 1)

The stepped portion 58 extends in the peripheral direction of the converter accommodating portion 35 from the partition wall 32 to the cylinder portion 50 overlapping the flange portion 36 and the counter gears 19 The oil supply passage 59 for supplying the oil to the shaft is formed.

(Effect corresponding to claim 2)

The gear cover portion 33c facing the final gear 20 or the side wall portion 33b opposed to the differential 21 on the side of the transmission housing 66 of the partition 32 may be mounted on a shaft The stepped portion 64 is formed at a position higher than the axial center of the through hole 55 in the direction from the cylinder portion 50 toward the axial center of the through hole 55. Therefore, the oil that is pumped up by the final gear 20 and the differential 21 Is captured at the upper side of the differential 21 and falls down to ensure sufficient lubrication of the differential 21 and also functions as a radial rib for the recessed wall portion 32a including the cylindrical portion 33a to further enhance its rigidity .

(Effect corresponding to claim 3)

In the embodiment, the CVT having the torque converter as a joint is shown as an example. However, the joint may be a mechanical clutch, an electromagnetic clutch, or the like, and the present invention is not limited to the kind of the joint. The drive source is not limited to the engine, and an electric motor or the like may be employed.

The cylinder portion 50 has the sleeve accommodating portion 52 in addition to the bearing accommodating portion 51. However, when the sleeve is not used for supporting the counter shaft, the sleeve accommodating portion is unnecessary.

The stepped portion 58 is formed so that the surface facing the sleeve hole 42 is straight in the front view of the converter housing 31. The shape of the stepped portion 58 is not limited thereto and may be a circumferential direction of the converter accommodating portion 35, The length may be extended along the inner surface of the flange portion 36.

The stepped portion 64 on the back surface side of the converter housing 31 is formed to extend from the side wall portion 33b of the retract wall portion 32a to the gear cover portion 33c. It may be formed only in one of the side wall portion 33b or the gear cover portion 33c depending on the restriction of the clearance.

Although the stepped portion 64 is formed directly above (on the vertical upper line) in the vehicle mounting posture from the shaft center of the shaft passing hole 55, The oil may be displaced to the position opposite to the rotating direction of the differential 20 and the differential 21, that is, to the side on which the oil is pumped. Thus, oil can be effectively captured and guided to the differential 21 reliably.

(Effect corresponding to claim 4)

In the embodiment, the speed change device has the mechanism of the continuously-variable shifting mechanism using the pulleys and the belt. However, the present invention may be applied to any type of continuously variable transmission mechanism. Further, The present invention is also applicable to the transmission case of the step-variable transmission.

1: engine
2: CVT
3: Torque converter
3a: converter sleeve
4:
5: drive shaft
6: Wheel
7: Peripheral device
8:
9: Final Drive
10: input shaft
11: First gear
12: primary axis
13: primary pulley
14: Second gear
15: V-belt
16: Secondary axis
17: Secondary pulley
18: counter shaft
19: Counter Gear
20: Final gear
21: Differential
22: parking gear
30: transmission case
31: converter housing
32:
32a: Retract wall portion
33a:
33b:
33c:
35: converter accommodating portion
36: flange portion
37: outer wall
38: Inner wall
39: Bolt hole
40: Weight reduction hole
42: Sleeve hole
44: compression boss
45: reinforced wall
46: rib
50:
51: Bearing receiving portion
52: Sleeve receiving portion
53:
55: shaft through hole
56: Bearing receiving portion
57: rib
58:
59: Euro
60: Bearings
61: Sleeve
62: Bearings
64: stepped portion
66: Transmission housing
67: Housing body
68: Side cover
70: first partition
70a: stator shaft
71: second partition
73:
F, M: Fitting face

Claims (4)

A transmission case of a transmission for a vehicle having a joint and a transmission mechanism and having at least a final gear in its transmission mechanism,
The partition is partitioned into a joint storage portion and a transmission mechanism storage portion,
The joint housing part is surrounded by a flange part connected to the drive source,
Wherein the partition wall is formed with a shaft passage hole having a bearing accommodating portion which is adjacent to the joint accommodating portion and which passes a drive shaft extending from a differential which is integral with the final gear and which supports the differential, And a stepped portion extending from the inner circumferential surface of the flange portion to the inside of the joint accommodating portion across a line connecting the center of the joint accommodating portion is formed. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a counter gear meshing with the final gear,
And a cylinder portion for supporting the shaft of the counter gear is formed in the partition wall by opening a cylinder hole on the side of the transmission mechanism housing portion,
Wherein the cylinder portion overlaps the flange portion when viewed in the axial direction,
Wherein the stepped portion extends from the partition to the cylinder portion in the circumferential direction of the joint accommodating portion,
Wherein a passage for supplying oil to the shaft of the counter gear is formed in the stepped portion. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And a gear mechanism disposed on the side of the transmission mechanism compartment of the partition wall at a position higher than the shaft center of the shaft passage hole in the vehicle mounting posture of the face opposing the final gear or the differential, And a second stepped portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the transmission case. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the second step portion is formed at a position opposite to the rotational direction of the final gear and the differential at the time of vehicle forward running from immediately above or just above the shaft center of the shaft passing hole.

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