Mazda Motor Corporation

Yuji Mori

Osamu Kameda

Tomoo Sawasaki

Takashi Matsugasako

Shuichi Kawamura

Akira Kawata

Masako Kagawa

An automatic transmission system having a belt type infinitely variable gear is housed in a transmission casing. The transmission casing is formed of a torque convertor housing portion in which the torque convertor is housed and an infinitely variable gear housing portion in which the infinitely variable gear is housed. A forward-reverse switching mechanism is provided between the torque convertor and the primary shaft of the infinitely variable gear and is supported on the torque convertor housing portion. Opposite ends of the primary shaft of the infinitely variable gear are supported on support portions respectively formed on the infinitely variable gear housing portion and the torque convertor housing portion, and opposite ends of the secondary shaft of the infinitely variable gear are supported on support portions respectively formed on the infinitely variable gear housing portion and the torque convertor housing portion.

Automatic transmission system for vehicle

A gear mechanism has a plurality of gears provided on a shaft and is housed in a housing. Oil is filled into a lower part of the housing. The bottom of the housing is raised to conform to the contour of the gears and an oil return passage in the form of a groove extending in the direction of the row of the gears is formed in the bottom surface of the housing.

Gear mechanism lubricating structure

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Hiroshima, Japan

Yuji Mori