| US 7,467,562 B2 | ||
| Vehicular transmission | ||
| Takashi Nomura, Saitama (Japan); Yoshiaki Hori, Saitama (Japan); and Seiji Hamaoka, Saitama (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 30, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/394,170. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-101034 (JP), filed on Mar. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0219035 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16H 3/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 74—331 [74/329; 74/330; 74/333; 74/339; 74/409; 74/411] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A vehicular transmission comprising an idle shaft, and a reverse idle gear mounted on the idle shaft, wherein the reverse
idle gear comprises:
a driven gear through which a drive force is inputted to the reverse idle gear;
a drive gear for outputting the drive force from the reverse idle gear; and
a hollow shaft pivotally supported on the idle shaft, the hollow shaft comprising a first end portion having an inner surface
in contact with an outer surface of the idle shaft, a second end portion having an inner surface in contact with the outer
surface of the idle shaft, and a mid portion interconnecting the first and second ends,
wherein the driven gear is fixed to one end of the hollow shaft, and the drive gear is fixed to the other end of the hollow
shaft,
and wherein the mid portion of the hollow shaft is spaced away from the idle shaft so as to form an empty space therebetween.
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