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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Kousuke Tsunashima, Wako, JP;
Masafumi Taki, Wako, JP;
Seiji Hamaoka, Wako, JP;
Taku Hirayama, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lubricating device for a power unit includes an oil pan, an oil tank being separated from the oil pan, a scavenging pump for circulating the received oil of the oil pan to the oil tank, and a feed pump to feeding oil stored in the oil tank to the engine and the transmission, wherein an oil reservoir for storing a certain amount of oil to immerse a lower part of a clutch that connects and disconnects a transmission route between the engine and the transmission is provided in a power unit case, and a first overflow passage is provided in the oil tank such that when the stored oil in the oil tank is increased beyond a first level, the first overflow passage allows the increased oil to overflow into the oil reservoir side.