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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2010
Shinichiro Ishikawa, Toyota, JP;
Masato Kurosaki, Hino, JP;
Shinichiro Ishikawa, Toyota, JP;
Masato Kurosaki, Hino, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, JP;
Abstract
A differential gear device includes a case in which a housing portion is formed, and which rotates around a rotation center line; a first protruding portion that is located at a position away from the rotation center line, and protrudes from an inner surface of the case toward the rotation center line, wherein the first protruding portion tapers in a direction from the inner surface of the case toward the rotation center line; a first gear that is provided around the first protruding portion, and that is rotatable; a second gear that engages with the first gear, and that is connected with a first output shaft; and a third gear that engages with the first gear, and that is connected with a second output shaft.