A transmission device includes a power-transmission case having a carrier of a reduction gear and a differential case joined to the carrier is supported in a transmission case via case support bearings, a specific planetary gear portion of a planetary gear is disposed on one side of a differential mechanism in an axial direction, and the specific case support bearing is disposed on the other side thereof An oil passage-forming body is provided on an inner wall of the transmission case, the oil passage-forming body comprising an oil collection part that opens upward and can collect lubricating oil splashed up in an area around the specific planetary gear portion within the transmission case accompanying rotation of the power-transmission case, and an oil reservoir part that is continuous from the oil collection part, stores lubricating oil collected by the oil collection part, and supplies the lubricating oil to the specific case support bearing.

A powertrain assembly includes one or several electric motors, a gearbox comprising a gearbox housing, an axle comprising: an axle housing, movable parts inside axle housing, comprising a shaft for a wheel, a lubricating system comprising an axle lubricating device comprising an axle oil sump and a gearbox lubricating device comprising a gearbox oil sump inside the gearbox housing which is a dry sump having an oil storage area which is separate from said gearbox oil sump, a scavenge pump and a first duct configured to retrieve oil from gear box oil sump and to convey the retrieved oil up to the oil storage area, and a main pump and a second duct configured to convey oil from the storage oil area to lubricate the gears of the gearbox.

A transmission lubricating assembly of a helicopter includes: a transmission including a speed change structure that changes the speed of rotation produced by rotational power input from a prime mover and outputs the resulting rotational power and a housing accommodating the speed change structure; and a lubricator that lubricates the speed change structure. The lubricator includes a collector that collects a mist of a lubricating oil in an internal space of the housing and a dropper that is disposed below the collector and that applies droplets of the lubricating oil to the speed change structure, the droplets resulting from the collected mist being gathered under its own weight.

The present disclosure discloses an oil-lubrication mechanism for a fore bearing of a water-cooled electric motor and an electric-motor driving assembly, which solves the problems of conventional grease lubrication of the fore bearing of water-cooled electric motors such as serious bearing heat generation and bearing failure and low life caused by easy outflowing of the grease. The oil-lubrication mechanism includes a gear-splashing oil-storage structure provided in a gearbox or a reduction gearbox, and a bearing-baffle oil-storage structure provided at a front end of the water-cooled electric motor; and a gear in the gearbox or the reduction gearbox in operation throws a lubricating oil into the gear-splashing oil-storage structure, and the lubricating oil is delivered via the oil conduit into the bearing-baffle oil-storage structure, thereby lubricating the fore bearing of the water-cooled electric motor, and subsequently the lubricating oil flows back into the gearbox or the reduction gearbox via the oil return tube. In the present disclosure, the lubricating oil that splashes inside the gearbox or the reduction gearbox is introduced into the fore bearing of the water-cooled electric motor, which enables the fore bearing of the water-cooled electric motor to be lubricated by the oil, thereby reducing the heat generation of the fore bearing of the water-cooled electric motor, and improving the life of the fore bearing and the reliability of the electric motor.

A differential device is provided with: a ring gear having a tooth row arranged around an axis to mesh with an input gear; an outer case combined with the ring gear and rotatable about the axis; an inner case rotatable about the axis relative to the outer case and having a toothed end with axially projecting dog teeth; a differential gear set supported by the inner case and to be coupled with a pair of axles to allow differential motion between the axles; a clutch member engaging with the outer case and disconnectably connecting with the dog teeth so as to prevent the inner case from rotating relative to the outer case; and perforations penetrating the outer case and opened on an outer face of the outer case, the perforations being so disposed as to expose the dog teeth radially outwardly from the outer case.

A drive apparatus includes a motor; a reduction gear connected to the motor; a differential connected to the reduction gear, for rotating an axle about a differential axis; a housing including a gear housing portion housing the reduction gear and the differential; and an oil housed in the gear housing portion. The differential includes a gear for rotating about the differential axis. An end portion of the gear is lower than the reduction gear, and is configured to soak in the oil. The housing includes an oil drain hole and an oil feed hole for joining an interior of the housing and a space outside of the housing, a first stopper member removably in the oil drain hole, and a second stopper member removably in the oil feed hole. Each of the oil drain hole and the oil feed hole is in a portion of the gear housing portion.

An apparatus case of a driving force transmission apparatus includes a first case member having an accommodating chamber that accommodates a clutch mechanism including a friction clutch, a second case member combined with the first case member to form a storage chamber that stores lubricating oil, and a partition wall member that partitions the accommodating chamber and the storage chamber from each other. The partition wall member is retained by being sandwiched between the first case member and the second case member.

A system for regulating lubricant temperature within a vehicle axle is provided. A differential housing has a primary chamber that contains the differential, and a secondary chamber separated from the primary chamber. A sump is in the primary chamber for collecting lubricant. An inlet to the secondary chamber allows the lubricant to flow from the primary chamber into the secondary chamber. An outlet to the secondary chamber allows the lubricant stored therein to be purged into the sump. When the lubricant is below a certain threshold temperature, a temperature-responsive valve is configured to close to inhibit the fluid to travel through the outlet. When the temperature of the lubricant rises to exceed the threshold, the valve is configured to open and permit the fluid to travel through the outlet.

There is provided a work vehicle including a partition wall to keep partition between a first space zone as part of an internal space of the transmission case in which a differential mechanism is located and a second space zone as part of the internal space which is adjacent to the first space zone. An upper space is disposed above the partition wall and configured to allow lubricating oil scooped up from the first space zone by a ring gear to flow in the second space zone. A flow-out path is disposed below the upper space and configured to allow the lubricating oil to flow out of the second space zone to the first space zone.

A drive unit for vehicles that prevents a blow out of lubrication oil from a breather during splash lubrication is provided. A partition plate is disposed along a flat face of a ring gear to divide an inner space of the chamber into a first reservoir in which the ring gear is disposed, and a second reservoir to which the lubrication oil partially flows thereinto to return to an oil pan. The partition plate comprises a main body disposed between the flat face of the ring gear and an inner face of the chamber opposed thereto, and a bent portion formed on an upper end of the main body to guide the lubrication oil scattered upwardly by a rotation of the ring gear in a direction away from the breather.