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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Yasuki Okadome, Hiroshima, JP;
Wataru Kuwahara, Hiroshima, JP;
Masaru Shiraishi, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Mazda Motor Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a transmission capable of minimizing the number of speed-change driven gears on a first countershaft to ensure a layout space in an engine compartment of a vehicle, and reducing a driving torque to be applied to a second countershaft to facilitate downsizing of the transmission. In the transmission, the first countershaftis arranged at a position above an input shaft, and a first-speed driven gearand a second-speed driven gearare provided on the first countershaft