This is a U.S. national phase application of PCT/JP2020/028321, filed on Jul. 21, 2020, which claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-136877, filed on Jul. 25, 2019. The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2019-136877 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a power transmission device.
Disclosed in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2019-19887 is a power transmission device in which wiring is arranged between an oil pump and a controller (ATCU).
When wiring is arranged between the oil pump and the controller as with the power transmission device of Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2019-19887, the dimension in the direction facing from the oil pump to the controller increases.
In light of that, there is a need to provide a power transmission device in which the increase in the dimension in the direction facing from the oil pump to the controller is suppressed.
One embodiment of the present invention is a power transmission device having a first chamber in which a power transmission mechanism is arranged, and a second chamber in which an oil pump is arranged, wherein the power transmission device has a first electric wire, a controller, and a control unit connected with the controller via the first electric wire, and the first electric wire is provided inside the second chamber, and is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the oil pump in a first direction which is the direction facing from the oil pump to the controller.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a power transmission device in which an increase in the dimension of the direction facing from the oil pump to the controller is suppressed.
Hereafter, an example is explained of when a power transmission device of the present embodiment is a belt-type continuously variable transmission 1 for a vehicle.
In the explanation hereafter, as terminology for explaining the positional relationship of the constituent elements, when “orthogonal” and “parallel” are used, these do not mean “orthogonal” and “parallel” in the strictest meaning with respect to an axis (line) or surface used as a reference.
Cases of being orthogonal with a slight tilt or being parallel with a slight tilt with respect to an axis (line) or surface used as a reference are not excluded. These cases are also included in the terms “orthogonal” and “parallel.”
In this specification and in the drawings, the vehicle longitudinal direction (first direction) and the vehicle lateral direction (second direction) mean the directions seen by a driver riding in the vehicle.
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As the power transmission member 203, it is possible, for example, to use a belt configured with plate-shaped elements (not illustrated) having slits at both sides layered and arranged in a ring shape, with each element inserted in the slits and bound into an annular ring.
The primary pulley 201 has the rotational drive force of a drive source (not illustrated) inputted and rotates around a rotation axis X1 (axis center of the primary pulley 201).
The secondary pulley 202 is provided to be able to rotate around a rotation axis X2 (axis center of the secondary pulley 202) that is parallel to the rotation axis X1. These rotation axes X1, X2 are parallel to the vehicle lateral direction (left-right direction in
The power transmission member 203 is wound around the outer periphery of the primary pulley 201 and the outer periphery of the secondary pulley 202. The rotational drive force inputted to the primary pulley 201 is transmitted to the secondary pulley 202 via the power transmission member 203.
In the variator 20, when the rotational drive force is transmitted from the primary pulley 201 to the secondary pulley 202, the winding radius of the power transmission member 203 in the primary pulley 201 and the winding radius of the power transmission member 203 in the secondary pulley 202 are changed. As a result, the rotational drive force inputted to the primary pulley 201 is shifted at a desired gear ratio, and is transmitted to the secondary pulley 202.
The gear ratio is determined according to the winding radius of the power transmission member 203 in the primary pulley 201 and the secondary pulley 202. The winding radius is determined by a transmission controller 9 based on the travelling state, etc., of a vehicle in which the continuously variable transmission 1 is mounted.
The rotational drive force transmitted to the secondary pulley 202 is ultimately transmitted to drive wheels (not illustrated) via a gear train 21, a final gear 22, and a differential device 23.
An outer peripheral wall 25 of the transmission case 2 has a first chamber S1 that houses the variator 20, the gear train 21, the final gear 22, and the differential device 23 formed inside the transmission case 2.
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The continuously variable transmission 1 is attached to the drive source (not illustrated) in a state with the overlapping direction of the transmission case 2, the side cover 3, and the converter housing 4 aligned in the vehicle lateral direction (vehicle width direction).
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An oil pan 27 is attached from the lower side in the vertical line VL direction to the peripheral wall part 26 of the transmission case 2. The oil pan 27 blocks the lower opening 250 of the transmission case 2 in a state fixed to the peripheral wall part 26. The oil pan 27 forms a third chamber S3 that becomes a storage space for hydraulic oil OL (oil) at the bottom of the transmission case 2.
A control valve unit 5 is arranged inside the third chamber S3.
The control valve unit 5 is configured with an upper valve 51 and a lower valve 52 overlapping. A separator plate (not illustrated) is provided between the upper valve 51 and the lower valve 52. The upper valve 51 and the lower valve 52 each have an oil passage (not illustrated) formed inside, and together with the separator plate configure a hydraulic control circuit.
The control valve unit 5 is housed in the third chamber S3 in a state with the overlapping direction of the upper valve 51 and the lower valve 52 aligned in the vertical line VL direction.
In the present embodiment, in the interior space of the transmission case 2, the upper side of the vertical line VL direction is the first chamber S1, and the lower side is the third chamber S3. The capacity of the first chamber S1 is set to be sufficiently larger than the capacity of the third chamber S3.
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The partition wall part 251 has an oil cooler OC and an electric oil pump 6 mounted. In the partition wall part 251, the electric oil pump 6 is provided further to the oil pan 27 side (lower side in the vertical line VL direction) than the oil cooler OC.
The partition wall part 251 has a first wall 252 on which the oil cooler OC is mounted, and a second wall 253 on which the electric oil pump 6 is mounted. The second wall 253 is positioned below the first wall 252 in the vertical line VL direction.
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A wall part 28 that surrounds the electric oil pump 6 is provided in the region between the bulging region 261 and the oil cooler OC in the vertical line VL direction. In the transmission case 2, the region surrounded by the wall part 28 is a second chamber S2 that becomes the housing space for the electric oil pump 6. A lid part 7 is attached from the vehicle front side (left side in
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The wall part 28 is formed in a cylindrical shape from the upper wall part 281, the lower wall part 282, and the side wall parts 283, 284. The second chamber S2 is a space surrounded by the upper wall part 281, the lower wall part 282, and the side wall parts 283, 284.
The upper wall part 281 configuring a portion of the wall part 28 is provided in a range covering the upper side of the electric oil pump 6. The upper wall part 281 extends to the vehicle front side from the boundary of the abovementioned first wall 252 and the second wall 253 (see
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Inside the second chamber S2, the electric oil pump 6 is fixed straddling the second wall 253 and the upper valve 51 of the control valve unit 5.
In addition to the electric oil pump 6, a connector terminal C1 and a power supply connector C5 are housed inside the second chamber S2 (see
The connector terminal C1 is a connection terminal for connecting wiring extending from the control valve unit 5 side to the transmission controller 9 described later. The power supply connector C5 is a connection terminal for supplying power supplied via a power supply line 12 described later to the electric oil pump 6.
In the present embodiment, the connector terminal C1 and the power supply connector C5 are each attached to a component (side plate 61) on the electric oil pump 6. The connector terminal C1 and the power supply connector C5 are positioned at a prescribed position within the second chamber S2.
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A seal ring Ca that surrounds the wall part 28 across the entire periphery is fitted on the tip surface 28a of the vehicle front side of the wall part 28. The lid part 7 is fixed to the wall part 28 by a bolt (not illustrated), etc., in a state with the seal ring Ca interposed between it and the wall part 28.
[Lid Part]
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A flange part 713 that surrounds the outer periphery of the peripheral wall part 712 across the entire periphery is provided on the end part of the wall part 28 side (right side in the drawing) on the peripheral wall part 712. The flange part 713 is joined to the wall part 28 from the opening direction of the second chamber S2.
The bottom wall 711 is provided at a position separated from the flange part 713 side (right side in the drawing) from one end 712a of the peripheral wall part 712.
The first wall part 71 has a recess 714 surrounded by the bottom wall 711 and the peripheral wall part 712 on the side opposite to the second chamber S2 in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The recess 714 opens at the side opposite to the second chamber S2 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
The opening of the recess 714 is blocked by the second wall part 72. A space R71 is formed between the recess 714 and the second wall part 72.
The second wall part 72 is configured from a bottom wall 721 formed at a size that blocks the opening of the recess 714, and a peripheral wall part 722 surrounding the bottom wall 721 across the entire periphery.
The peripheral wall part 722 extends in the direction separating from the first wall part 71 (leftward in the drawing) in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The second wall part 72 has a recess 724 surrounded by the bottom wall 721 and the peripheral wall part 722. The recess 724 opens at the side opposite to the first wall part 71 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
The opening of the recess 724 is sealed by the third wall part 73. A space R72 is formed between the recess 724 and the third wall part 73.
The third wall part 73 is a plate-shaped member formed at a size that blocks the opening of the recess 724, and the transmission controller 9 is attached to a surface 73a facing the second wall part 72 in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
The transmission controller 9 overlaps in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the abovementioned first chamber S1 and the electric oil pump 6 (see
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The substrate 90 is attached to the third wall part 73 in a state with the thickness direction of the substrate 90 aligned with the vehicle longitudinal direction. In this state, the substrate 90 is arranged inside the space R72 in the lid part 7.
The connector part 91 is fixed to the surface on the opposite side to the third wall part 73 in the thickness direction of the substrate 90. The connector part 91 extends to the second chamber S2 side in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
Seen from the opening side of the second chamber S2 (left side in the drawing), on the bottom wall 721 of the second wall part 72 and the bottom wall 711 of the first wall part 71, through holes 721a, 711a are provided at a position overlapping the connector part 91.
The through holes 721a, 711a are formed in a shape that matches the outline of the connector part 91. The connector part 91 penetrates the bottom wall 721 of the second wall part 72 and the bottom wall 711 of the first wall part 71 at the second chamber S2 side (right side in the drawing). A tip 91a of the connector part 91 is exposed inside the second chamber S2.
Inside the second chamber S2, the abovementioned connector terminal C1 is internally fitted on the tip 91a side of the connector part 91 of the transmission controller 9. As a result, the connector part 91 and the connector terminal C1 are electrically connected.
Here, sealing materials Cb, Cb are provided on the inner periphery of the through holes 711a, 721a provided in the bottom walls 711, 721, and the sealing materials Cb, Cb are press welded on the outer periphery of the connector part 91.
For that reason, the hydraulic oil OL inside the second chamber S2 is made to pass through the gap between the inner periphery of the through holes 711a, 721a, and the outer periphery of the connector part 91, and to not infiltrate inside the space R72 that houses the transmission controller 9.
Furthermore, the entry of contaminants inside the second chamber S2 from outside the transmission case 2 by passing through the gap between the inner periphery of the through holes 711a, 721a and the outer periphery of the connector part 91 is suppressed.
With the lid part 7, the space R71 (air layer) is formed between the second chamber S2 and the transmission controller 9 (substrate 90) (see
When driving the continuously variable transmission 1, the oil (hydraulic oil OL) used for operating and lubricating the variator 20 goes to high temperature. For that reason, inside the second chamber S2 that houses the electric oil pump 6 becomes high temperature by the heat generated by the electric oil pump 6 and the heat of the hydraulic oil OL.
With the present embodiment, the space R71 is formed between the space R72 that houses the transmission controller 9 and the second chamber S2.
For that reason, the air layer inside the space R71 functions as a heat insulating layer, suppressing the transmission of heat on the second chamber S2 side to the substrate 90 of the transmission controller 9.
It is also possible to have a configuration in which a heat insulating material is provided in the space R71, to function even better as a heat insulating layer.
Following, the positional relationship of each connector in the transmission case 2 is explained.
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The upper wall part 281 and the lower wall part 282 in the wall part 28 extend aligned with the vehicle lateral direction in a state with a gap open in the vertical line VL direction. The side wall parts 283, 284 in the wall part 28 each connect the end parts of the upper wall part 281 and the lower wall part 282 to each other at one side and the other side in the vehicle lateral direction, and extend aligned with the vertical line VL.
The electric oil pump 6 housed inside the second chamber S2 on the inside of the wall part 28 is provided with the lengthwise direction of the electric oil pump 6 facing aligned with the vehicle lateral direction (vehicle width direction).
The electric oil pump 6 has the side plate 61 on the end part of the side wall part 283 side (right side in
In this state, the connector terminal C1 is arranged further to the vehicle front side (paper surface front side in
The second chamber S2 is partitioned into a first space S21 and a second space S22 with the side plate 61 of the electric oil pump 6 as a boundary.
Using the side plate 61 as a reference, the electric oil pump 6 side in the vehicle lateral direction is the first space S21, and the connector terminal C1 side is the second space S22.
In the transmission case 2, the bulging wall 8 is provided adjacent to the side wall part 283. In the vehicle lateral direction, the bulging wall 8 bulges in the direction separating from the side wall part 283 (rightward in
The bulging wall 8 is provided straddling the side wall part 283 and the bulging region 261 of the abovementioned peripheral wall part 26 (see
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A top surface 8a of the bulging wall 8 is a flat surface orthogonal to the vertical line VL.
An external connection connector K is provided on the bulging wall 8. The external connection connector K penetrates the top surface 8a of the bulging wall 8 from the lower side to the upper side in the vertical line VL direction. In this state, the external connection connector K has one side in the vertical line VL direction housed in the interior space S4, and the other side exposed to the exterior space of the transmission case 2.
The external connection connector K comprises a first connector K1 and a second connector K2.
The first connector K1 is electrically connected with various electrical components (not illustrated) arranged outside the transmission case 2. The second connector K2 is electrically connected with a power supply (not illustrated) that supplies power to the electric oil pump 6.
The external connection connector K comprises terminal parts C3, C4 at one side in the vertical line VL direction. The terminal parts C3, C4 are respectively connected to the first connector K1 and the second connector K2, and are housed inside the interior space S4.
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[Wire Harness]
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A range switching device W projects to the left side surface 53 of the control valve unit 5. Examples of the range switching device W include known inhibitor switches, etc.
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The control valve unit 5 has a first connector part 52b and a second connector part 52c on the bottom surface 52a of the lower valve 52 in the vertical line VL direction.
The first connector part 52b is arranged further to the vehicle front side than the second connector part 52c in the bottom surface 52a of the lower valve 52. The second connector part 52c is arranged further to the vehicle rear side than the first connector part 52b in the bottom surface 52a of the lower valve 52. The range switching device W is arranged between the first connector part 52b and the second connector part 52c in the vehicle longitudinal direction.
At the upper side of the control valve unit 5 in the vertical line VL direction, the abovementioned connector terminal C1 is fixed to the side plate 61 of the electric oil pump 6. In this state, the connector terminal C1 is electrically connected with the connector part 91 of the transmission controller 9 (see virtual line in
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The one ends 10a, 11a of the wire harnesses 10, 11 in the connector terminal C1 are connected to the region on the side opposite to the connector part 91 (right side in
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Here, the wire harness 10 is connected with the transmission controller 9 and the control valve unit 5 in a state with the second space S22 and the bulging wall 8 interior space S4 interior arranged aligned in the vehicle lateral direction (see
In this state, the wire harness 10 is handled and arranged so as to cut across the side of the left side surface 53 of the control valve unit 5 in the vertical line VL direction.
In other words, the wire harness 10 is arranged so as to not overlap the electric oil pump 6 in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and so as to overlap the electric oil pump 6 in the vehicle lateral direction.
[Branch Line]
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A connector terminal C6 connected to a tip 101a of the branch line 101 is connected from the rear side in the vehicle longitudinal direction to the second connector part 52c projecting from the bottom surface 52a of the lower valve 52.
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In this state, the wire harness 11 is handled and arranged so as to cut across the top surface 51a of the upper valve 51 in the vehicle lateral direction.
[Power Supply Line]
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Therefore, the power supply line 12 electrically connects the electric oil pump 6, and the second connector K2 of the external connection connector K.
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For that reason, the power supply line 12 is handled and arranged so that the bulging wall 8 interior space S4 interior is aligned in the vehicle lateral direction.
In this state, the power supply line 12 connects the electric oil pump 6 and the external connection connector K (second connector K2) by the shortest distance in the vehicle lateral direction.
With the present embodiment, for the power supply line 12, an item with a thicker diameter than the wire harnesses 10, 11 is used. This is because a large amount of power is flowed to the electric oil pump 6.
As described above, the continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The continuously variable transmission 1 has the wire harness 10 (first electric wire), the transmission controller 9 (controller), and the control valve unit 5 (control unit) connected with the transmission controller 9 via the wire harness 10.
The wire harness 10 is provided inside the second chamber S2, and is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the electric oil pump 6 in the vehicle longitudinal direction (first direction) that is the direction facing from the electric oil pump 6 to the transmission controller 9.
The wire harness 10 is provided at a position that overlaps with the electric oil pump 6 in the direction facing from the electric oil pump 6 to the transmission controller 9 (first direction), and the wire harness 10 is arranged between the electric oil pump 6 and the transmission controller 9 in the first direction. In this case, the dimension in the first direction of the continuously variable transmission 1 increases.
In light of that, by configuring as described above, when the wire harness 10 is arranged at a position that does not overlap with the electric oil pump 6 in the first direction, the electric oil pump 6 and the wire harness 10 are arranged at positions (offset positions) separated in a second direction (vehicle lateral direction) orthogonal to the first direction.
In this case, it is possible to suppress an increase in the dimension in the direction facing from the electric oil pump 6 to the transmission controller 9 (first direction).
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The wire harness 10 is arranged at a position that overlaps with the electric oil pump 6 in the vehicle lateral direction (second direction) that intersects the vehicle longitudinal direction.
The first chamber S1 in which the variator 20 is arranged is huge compared to the electric oil pump 6. For that reason, there is space (bulging wall 8 interior space S4) that can be effectively used on the vehicle lateral direction side (paper surface front side in
In light of that, by configuring as described above, the second chamber S2 is expanded to the vehicle lateral direction side, the space (interior space S4) is formed, and by arranging the wire harness 10 in the formed space (interior space S4), it is possible to make effective use of the layout.
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The wire harness 11 connects the transmission controller 9 and the external connection connector K.
The power supply line 12 connects the electric oil pump 6 and the external connection connector K.
The second chamber S2 is partitioned into the first space S21 in which the electric oil pump 6 is arranged, and the second space S22 in which the wire harness 10 is arranged. The second space S22 is connected to the first space S21 in the vehicle lateral direction.
In this case, the external connection connector K is attached to the bulging wall 8 that extends from the side wall part 283 of the wall part 28 that configures the second space S22.
For example, when the external connection connector K is attached to the side wall part 284 (see
Having done that, since the wire harness 11 and the power supply line 12 are arranged directly near the electric oil pump 6 which is a heat source, the wire harness 11 and the power supply line 12 are susceptible to the effect of heat.
In light of that, by configuring as described above, it is possible to reduce the effect of heat on the wire harness 11 and the power supply line 12.
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The power supply line 12 is arranged inside the second space S22 within the second chamber S2, and is connected with the electric oil pump 6.
By configuring in this way, by providing the power supply line 12 inside the second chamber S2, it is possible to shorten the length of the power supply line 12, which reduces the cost.
The side wall part 283 of the wall part 28 configures the second space S22. The external connection connector K is attached to the bulging wall 8 extending from this side wall part 283, so it is possible to reduce the effect of the heat of the electric oil pump 6 transmitted via the air to the power supply line 12.
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The terminal part C4 is arranged at a position closer to the electric oil pump 6 than the terminal part C3.
In light of demand, since a larger current flows to the power supply line 12 than the wire harnesses 10, 11, the diameter is larger than that of the wire harnesses 10, 11.
In light of that, by configuring as described above, by providing the terminal part C4 (the other terminal part) of the power supply line 12 near the electric oil pump 6, it is possible to make the thick electric wire shorter and to reduce costs.
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
By configuring in this way, when branching the wire harness 10, it is possible to use space effectively and suppress an increase in size.
The continuously variable transmission 1 (power transmission device) of the present embodiment has the following configuration.
The range switching device W is positioned between a portion of the branched branch line 101, and the external connection connector K with respect to the vertical line VL direction.
By configuring in this way, it is possible to use space effectively and to suppress an increase in size.
With the present embodiment, the explanation was with the first direction as the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the second direction as the vehicle lateral direction, but the first direction and the second direction are not limited to these.
Modes of the present invention are not limited only to the modes shown in the embodiments noted above. They can be modified as appropriate within the scope of ideas of the technology of the invention.
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2019-136877 | Jul 2019 | JP | national |
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PCT/JP2020/028321 | 7/21/2020 | WO |
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WO2021/015205 | 1/28/2021 | WO | A |
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9849791 | Suzuki | Dec 2017 | B2 |
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20220349469 A1 | Nov 2022 | US |