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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2007
Osamu Yamamoto, Kariya, JP;
Toru Inoue, Obu, JP;
Shinji Kitaoka, Toukai, JP;
Yukio Ueda, Toyoake, JP;
Akifumi Kamitanigawa, Anjyo, JP;
Satoshi Munakata, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Osamu Yamamoto, Kariya, JP;
Toru Inoue, Obu, JP;
Shinji Kitaoka, Toukai, JP;
Yukio Ueda, Toyoake, JP;
Akifumi Kamitanigawa, Anjyo, JP;
Satoshi Munakata, Nishikamo-gun, JP;
Aisin AI Co., Ltd, Nishio-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A chain-type driving force transmitting apparatus includes a case having a lower space accumulating therein lubricating oil, an input shaft rotatably supported by the case, an output shaft arranged in parallel with the input shaft and rotatably supported by the case, and a chain wound around the input shaft and the output shaft and lifting up the lubricating oil accumulated in the lower space of the case. The chain-type driving force transmitting apparatus further includes a separator positioned adjacent to the chain and dividing the lower space of the case into a first chamber housing the chain and a second chamber. The separator has an inclined portion formed at an upper end of the separator and inclining towards the chain so as to receive the lubricating oil lifted up by the chain, wherein the lubricating oil received by the inclined portion flows into the second chamber.