Final reduction gear apparatus

Patent · Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6546012

Yasui, Y; Hori, H

A final reduction gear apparatus is described comprising: a differential carrier which houses a gear assembly; an oil seal attached to a side gear shaft opening in the differential carrier, the oil seal having a main lip which may contact a periphery of a side gear shaft; and a guide member located outside of the oil seal at the side gear shaft opening, the guide member being formed as a member separate from the oil seal, the guide member having a slightly larger inner diameter than that of the main lip of the oil seal, and having guide surface concentric to the main lip, wherein 1/2 of the difference between the inner diameter of the guide member and the inner diameter of the main lip of the oil seal is within the limit of the elastic deformability of the main lip.

• Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota
• Patent Number(s): US 4658670
• OSTI ID: 6546012
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 13 Sep 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS
MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS
DESIGN
OPERATION
VEHICLES
GEARS
DEFORMATION
ELASTICITY
LUBRICATING OILS
SEALS
SUPPORTS
LUBRICANTS
MACHINE PARTS
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
TENSILE PROPERTIES
330602* - Vehicle Design Factors- Engine-Transmission Matching