WO2001028800A1 - Deplacement par commande d'un vehicule et dispositif de commande par essieux hydromecaniques integres pour direction - Google Patents
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- B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- the present invention relates to a pair of drive axles, a differential mechanism for differentially connecting the two drive axles, and two hydraulic driveless and driveless steering units each having a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor fluidly connected.
- a traveling drive system for a vehicle in which a step transmission mechanism (hereinafter, referred to as “HST”) and a transmission mechanism that transmits the output of both hydraulic stepless transmission mechanisms to the differential mechanism are housed in an integrated housing.
- HST step transmission mechanism
- a pair of axles are connected by a differential mechanism, and two HSTs having different functions are provided, and the driving and operating of the axle are configured to transmit the outputs of both HSTs to the differential mechanism.
- One HST (run (HST for driving) is an interlocking and linking with a shift operation tool such as a lever or pedal provided on the vehicle, and based on the operation, rotates both axles forward or backward, and continuously changes the rotation speed.
- the other HST (steering HST) is linked with a steering operation tool such as a steering wheel provided on the vehicle, and based on the operation direction and the operation amount of the operation tool, the rotation speed of both vehicles is adjusted. It makes a difference.
- both axles are basically driven based on the output of one HST for traveling drive, and the output of the two HSTs is purposely combined in order to secure straightness as in the conventional structure described above. It is not necessary to perform the rigorous work of the HST, and it is also necessary to make the rotation speeds of both axles different for steering because the HST for steering is based on one output. There is no problem that the turning radius ratio to the steering angle differs between right and left turns due to the difference in volume.
- both HSTs do not need to be arranged side by side in the axis direction of the axle, and can be arranged at positions shifted forward and backward from both axles, leading to reduction in vehicle width and application to work vehicles that require small turning. It is convenient. There is also a high degree of freedom regarding the layout of both HSTs.
- both HSTs are also driven in the eight housings accommodating the two axles and the differential mechanism, and the drive for drivingly connecting the output unit of each HST and the differential mechanism.
- An invention was also developed in which the train (transmission mechanism) was housed together and configured as a compact integrated axle drive.
- the differential mechanism has a compact configuration including a pair of planetary gear mechanisms, and transmits both the output of the driving drive HST and the output of the steering HST to the planetary gears of each planetary gear mechanism.
- a structure in which each axle is rotated by the orbital motion of a gear is also known.
- both HSTs have a pump shaft and a motor shaft that are parallel (for example, both are vertical). It has become something.
- the pump shaft that also serves as the output shaft it is desirable to make the pump shaft that also serves as the output shaft be vertical, and accordingly, the motor shaft is also vertical. You will be facing it.
- the input means of the differential mechanism is a gear, Indicates that the axis is oriented horizontally.
- a gear train is configured as a transmission mechanism from the vertical motor shaft to the differential mechanism
- the gear provided on the vertical motor shaft and the input gear of the differential mechanism have a torsional positional relationship.
- Bevel gears must be installed in the car, and its structure is complicated, and the placement space must be large.
- the motor shaft is oriented vertically, since the hydraulic motor is disposed on either the upper or lower side via the transmission / reception section, it is necessary to configure a gear train from the motor shaft.
- the gear train must be provided on the opposite side of the transmission section, and accordingly, the vertical dimension of the housing needs to be large.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a pair of drive axles, a differential mechanism for differentially connecting the two drive axles, a traveling drive HST and a steering HST fluidly connecting a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, respectively.
- At least one of the two HSTs is arranged such that the rotation axis of the pump shaft and the rotation axis of the motor shaft are orthogonal to each other. Further, the HST is provided with a sensor section which enables such an arrangement of the pump shaft and the motor shaft.
- the rotation axis of the motor shaft in at least one HST is horizontally arranged.
- an HST output means attached to a motor shaft having a horizontal rotation axis, and a (horizontal) rotation axis parallel to the two axles for differential connection between the two axles are provided.
- Transmission mechanism drum
- Evetrain has a simple structure with the rotation axis kept horizontal without the need to change the transmission direction with a bevel gear or the like on the way, reducing the number of parts, resulting in compact equipment and low cost. It works.
- At least one of the motor shafts having a horizontal rotation axis is disposed in parallel with the drive axle, so that the motor shaft extends in the left-right direction.
- the output shaft is connected to the motor shaft.
- the drive train to the input member of the differential mechanism is extremely simple and the number of parts is small.
- the motor shaft is close to the input member of the differential mechanism, and it is compact, low cost and small in number of parts.
- a simple integrated axle drive device can be provided.
- a hydraulic section having mutually orthogonal rotation axes is used.
- the pump and the hydraulic motor can be arranged in parallel close to each other. That is, in an HST provided with a motor shaft having a horizontal rotation axis, the hydraulic pump mounting surface is horizontal and the hydraulic motor mounting surface is vertical so that the sensor has a d-shape in plan view.
- the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor are arranged side by side in the horizontal direction and close to each other, resulting in an HST configuration with good fit and a compact integrated axle drive. It works.
- the interior of the housing is divided into two or more rooms, both HSTs are arranged in at least one room, and the transmission mechanism and the differential mechanism are arranged in other rooms, so that Impurities such as metal scraps generated from the transmission mechanism and the differential mechanism are prevented from entering the installed room, and the durability of the HST can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is an overall side view of a mid-mount lawn mowing tractor 1 including an integrated axle drive device 2 of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an overall side view of a mid-mount lawn mowing tractor 1a of an application example having the same device,
- FIG. 3 is an overall side view of a front-mounted lawn mower 1b of an application example having the same device,
- FIG. 4 is a side view of the integrated axle drive 2
- Fig. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of the same internal plane.
- FIG. 6 is an upper perspective view when the housing 23 is removed, and FIG. 7 is a lower perspective view similarly.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the integrated axle drive device 2 taken along the line 11-VII in FIG. 5.
- FIG. 9 is an integrated axle drive device taken along the line IX-IX in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a traveling drive HST 21;
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the driving section 51 for the HST 21 for traveling drive
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the HST 22 for steering.
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the steering section 75 for the steering HST 22.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the HST 22 via the transmission gear mechanism 6 and the differential gear unit 5.
- FIG. 22 is a perspective partially cutaway cross-sectional view of a power transmission mechanism showing an arrow indicating a power direction transmitted from the motor shaft 54 to the axle 40 L to 40 R from the motor shaft 52.
- FIG. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing the components of the axle 40 L ⁇ 4OR and the differential gear unit 5 during assembly.
- FIG. 16 is a hydraulic circuit diagram of the integrated axle drive unit 2 and a skeleton diagram of the transmission system.
- FIG. 17 is a partial cross-sectional plan view of an internal axle drive device 2a in which the form of the movable swash plate of the driving drive HST 21 has been changed,
- Fig. 18 shows an integrated axle drive 2b in which the form of the steering section of the steering HST 22 is changed and its input is obtained from the input shaft of the driving drive HST 21 via the gear train.
- Fig. 19 shows the hydraulic circuit diagram and the skeleton diagram of the transmission system of the integrated axle drive 2b.
- Fig. 20 shows the hydraulic circuit diagram and transmission system of the integrated axle drive unit 2c in which the input of the steering HST 22 was obtained from the input shaft of the traveling drive HST 21 by a chain transmission mechanism.
- a front column 13 is erected on the front of a chassis 12, and a steering wheel (steering wheel) 14 is disposed on the front column 13.
- a speed change pedal 15 as a speed change operation tool and a brake pedal (not shown) are arranged on the side of the feet.
- the speed change pedal 15 is a seesaw type and is pivotally supported in the middle.
- a pedal surface is provided at the front and rear ends, and the vehicle moves forward when the front pedal surface is depressed, and reverses when the rear pedal surface is depressed. I am trying to.
- the running speed of the vehicle corresponds to the amount of downward movement of each pedal surface.
- Pedal 15 is biased to a neutral position by a spring (not shown).
- one cas evening wheel 16 is provided as a front wheel. It should be noted that only one casing wheel may be provided at the left and right central portions, or three or more casing wheels may be provided.
- the engine 11 is mounted on the front of the chassis 12 and is covered with a bonnet. Further, a seat 17 is arranged above the rear of the chassis 12. Since the mowers 9 are suspended from the middle of the front and rear of the chassis 12, the mowing tractor 1 is a mid-mount type. In the mower 9, at least one rotary blade is built in the case 19, and the rotary blade is driven by the power of the engine 11 via a transmission shaft, a pulley, a belt, and the like (not shown). Further, a link mechanism is provided so that the mower 9 can be moved up and down.
- An integrated axle drive device 2 of the present invention is disposed at the rear of the chassis 12.
- the device 2 receives the rotational power of an output shaft 11 a vertically downward of the engine 11 via pulleys, belts and the like (not shown), and a pair of left and right axles 40 supported by the rear portion of the chassis 12. At the end of each axle 40, there is a left-right drive as a rear wheel. Wheel 43 is fixed.
- a platform 12s is formed on a front portion of a chassis 12 ', and a front column 13 having a handle 14 at an upper portion thereof is erected thereon.
- a speed change pedal 15 and a brake pedal are provided on the rear bottom of the chassis 12 '.
- left and right casing wheels 16 are arranged on the rear bottom of the chassis 12 '.
- An engine 11 having a vertically downward output shaft 11a is mounted on the rear of the chassis 12 ', and is covered with a hood. Since a mower 9 similar to that shown in Fig. 1 is suspended below the chassis 12 'in the middle of the front and rear (behind the driving wheels 43, 43), the lawn mowing tractor 1a is a so-called mill-mounted type. is there.
- the axle driving device 2 disposed at the rear of the chassis 12 ' receives the rotational power of the output shaft 11a via a pulley, a belt, etc., not shown, and runs on the left and right axles 40 supported at the rear of the chassis 12'. Row driven. Left and right drive wheels 43 as front wheels are attached and fixed to the tip of the axle 40.
- a mower 9 is arranged below the front of the chassis 12 '(in front of the driving wheel 43), and is therefore called a so-called front mount. Except for the formula, it is the same as the lawnmower tractor 1a.
- the configuration of the integrated axle drive device 2 according to the present invention for driving and steering a vehicle such as the lawnmower tractor 1.1a 1b described above will be described with reference to Figs. I do.
- the body axle driving device 2 is a differential having a pair of left and right driving axles 40 L and 40 R, and a planetary gear mechanism for differentially connecting the axles 40 L ⁇ 40 R.
- the gear drive 5 and the speed change pedal 15 are operated to continuously change the axles 40L and 40R to rotate forward or backward.
- the output is supplied to the differential gear unit 5.
- HST22 for steering that supplies the output to the differential gear unit 5 as a driving force that causes a difference in the rotational speed between the axles 40L and 40R, and travel drive that transmits the output of the HST21 for travel drive to the differential gear unit 5.
- Gear train comprising a gear train for steering and a steering gear train for dividing the output of the steering HST 22 into two systems and transmitting the split to the differential gear unit 5
- the structures 6 are combined, and these combinations are housed in one housing 23 to be integrally formed.
- the housing 23 is formed by joining an upper half 23t and a lower half 23b along a horizontal peripheral joining surface 23j as shown in FIG.
- the bearings for supporting the motor shaft 54.77 and the support shaft 105 of the two HSTs 21 and 22 are formed.
- the shafts of the shafts 54, 77 and 105 are horizontally arranged on the joint surface 23j of the two halves 23t and 23b.
- the bearing portion for bearing the axle 40L′4OR is formed at a position deviated above the joint surface 23j as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9.
- a partition 23i is integrated with both halves 23t and 23b so as to partition the internal space into a first chamber R1 and a second chamber R2. It is formed in a typical manner.
- the partition wall 23 i serves as a support portion for the two shafts 54 and 77, the support shaft 105 that is a component of the transmission gear mechanism 6, and the fixed swash plates 65 and 85 for each HST 21 and 22. Doubles as well.
- Two HSTs 1 and 22 are housed in the first room R1, and both axles 40L'40R, a differential gear unit 5 and a transmission gear mechanism 6 are housed in the second room R2.
- the second chamber R2 is formed in a substantially T-shape in plan view as shown in Fig. 5 and the like.
- the left and right axles 40L An axle storage part to be stored is formed, and a storage part for the differential gear unit 5 is formed at the abutting portion between the inner ends of the two axles 40L and 40R, and a transmission gear is provided forward from the differential gear unit 5 storage part.
- the storage section of the mechanism 6 is extended. Note that the outer end of each axle 40L / 4OR projects outward from the left and right ends of the second chamber R2 via the left and right outer ends of the housing 23, respectively.
- the first chamber R 1 has a storage section for the driving drive HST 21 on one side of the storage section of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R 2 (in this embodiment, on the right side as viewed from the front).
- a storage portion for the steering HS T22 is formed in front of the storage portion of the transmission gear mechanism 6. That is, in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the inside of the housing 23 is viewed along the outline arrow V (when viewed from the front), the hydraulic pump 52 and the hydraulic Evening 53, Sending section 51 Force Hydraulic pump 71, Hydraulic motor 72, Sending section 75, which composes steering HST22 to 40L left axle, differential gear unit 5, right axle 40R, transmission gear Polymerizes to mechanism 6.
- the housing portion of the left axle 40L is longer than that of the right axle 40R in the housing 23, and the HST21 storage portion of the first room R1 is housed in the right axle 40R. It is formed in front of the part.
- the storage section of the right axle 4 OR is longer than that of the left axle 40 L, and the storage section of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R 2 and the HST21 storage section in the first chamber R 1
- the HST 21 may be disposed left and right in front of the left axle 40L in the opposite manner to the embodiment.
- the axle drive device 2 may be arranged with the axle mounting portion at the front end and the HST22 mounting portion at the rear end according to the application conditions for the vehicle.
- a communication hole for communicating the first chamber R1 and the second chamber R2 is formed at an appropriate position on the partition wall 23i, and the communication hole is closed by the filter 200.
- the transmission gear mechanism 6 is disposed between the HST21 storage portion of the first chamber R1 and the left axle 40 behind it, and in the second chamber R2.
- a communication hole closed with a filter 200 is provided in the part between the storage part of the brake device 110 formed on the right side (left side when viewed from the front) of the storage part and the first chamber R1 in front of the storage part. Are located.
- the housing 23 is filled with HST working oil and oil as a lubricating oil for gears and the like, and the oil communicates between the two chambers R 1 ′ and R 2 through the filter 200, and in particular, the second chamber R 2 Metal debris generated by the combination of gears floating inside is prevented from entering the first chamber R1 in which the HSTs 21 and 22 are stored.
- a joint 100 is provided so as to protrude outward from one side surface of the upper half 23t, and a tube (not shown) is connected to an external oil reservoir disposed outside the housing 23. To the joint 100 via a tube (not shown) is connected to an external oil reservoir disposed outside the housing 23. To the joint 100 via a tube (not shown) is connected to an external oil reservoir disposed outside the housing 23. To the joint 100 via a tube (not shown) is connected to an external oil reservoir disposed outside the housing 23. To the joint 100 via
- a strainer 306 is suspended from the lower surface of the center section 75, and a strainer 306 is similarly suspended from the lower surface of the center section 51.
- Hydraulic oil in the housing 23 sucked into each sensor section 51-75 through each strainer 306 flows through the check valve 291-292 shown in Fig. 16 respectively.
- the driving drive HST 21 will be described in detail.
- the HST 21 has a variable displacement hydraulic pump 52 and a fixed displacement hydraulic motor 53 attached to the sensor section 51, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 16, the pump 52 and the motor 53 are fluidly connected via a pair of oil passages 51 X formed in the sensor section 51. I have.
- the sensor section 51 includes a pump mounting surface 51a and a motor mounting surface 51b that are orthogonal to each other.
- the motor mounting surface 51b is arranged vertically and viewed in plan, the part where the pump mounting surface 51a is formed on the upper surface is located on the left and right side from the part where the motor mounting surface 51b is formed on the side surface. It protrudes and looks almost d-shaped overall.
- the pump mounting surface 51a and the motor mounting surface 51b are in a "twisted" positional relationship, and the pump mounting surface 51a is attached to the sensor section 51 via the mounting surfaces 51a and 51b.
- the rotating axes of the pump shaft 25 of the hydraulic pump 52 and the motor shaft 54 of the hydraulic motor 53 are orthogonal to each other as shown in FIG.
- a vertical shaft hole 51c is opened at the center of the pump mounting surface 51a at the center of the pump mounting surface 51a, assuming that the pump mounting surface 51a is horizontally oriented upward.
- a pair of kidney ports 51d are formed so as to surround the enclosure, and each of them communicates with each oil passage 51X.
- a vertical pump shaft 25 is rotatably supported in a shaft hole 51c at the center thereof, and a cylinder block 44 is rotatably slidably mounted on the pump mounting surface 5la.
- the pump shaft 25 is fixed to the central shaft hole of the cylinder block 44 so as to be non-rotatable.
- a plurality of vertical cylinders are formed in the cylinder block 44 so as to surround the pump shaft 25, and a piston 45 is reciprocally slidable in each cylinder via a biasing panel (not shown). The heads of all the pistons 45 are pressed against the movable swash plate 57.
- a variable capacity axial piston type hydraulic pump 52 is formed on the center section 51. It is. The discharge oil amount and discharge direction of the hydraulic pump 52 are changed by the tilting operation of the variable swash plate 57. A mechanism for tilting the movable swash plate 57 will be described later.
- a shaft hole 51e is opened horizontally at the center of the motor mounting surface 51b, and a pair of kidney ports 51f surround the periphery thereof. It is drilled and communicates with each oil passage 51X.
- a motor shaft 54 is rotatably supported in the central shaft hole 51 e in a horizontal direction, and a cylinder block 63 is rotatably slidably mounted on the motor mounting surface 51b.
- the motor shaft 54 is fixed to the central shaft hole of the cylinder block 63 so as to be non-rotatable. As shown in FIG.
- a plurality of horizontal cylinders are formed in the cylinder block 63 so as to surround the motor shaft 54, and a biasing spring (not shown) is provided in each cylinder.
- the piston 64 is reciprocally slidably fitted through the piston, and the heads of all the pistons 64 are pressed against the fixed swash plate 65.
- a fixed displacement axial piston hydraulic motor 53 is formed on the side of the center section 51.
- the traveling drive HST 21 when the traveling drive HST 21 is disposed in the storage section of the HST 21 in the first room R1, the sensor section 51 is provided with a pump as shown in FIG.
- the surface 51a is directed upward and horizontally, and the motor mounting surface 51b is formed vertically so as to face the left side (the right side in FIG. 5) of the storage portion of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R2. It is arranged in the state.
- the movable swash plate 57 is tiltably housed in a swash plate housing recess formed in the ceiling of the upper half 23 t of the housing (the hydraulic pressure of the steering HST 22 shown in Fig. 9). This is the same as the storage structure of the movable swash plate 76 for the pump 71.), As shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the fixed swash plate 65 is provided for the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R2. It is supported by the left wall of the partition wall 23i surrounding the storage section (the right side of the storage section of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in FIG. 5).
- the traveling drive HST 21 In the traveling drive HST 21 arranged as described above, the hydraulic pump 52 and the hydraulic motor 53 attached to the sensor section 51 are arranged in front and back, and the pump 52 and the motor 51 are arranged in parallel. Close to three.
- the hydraulic pump 52 and the hydraulic motor 53 overlap. There is no misalignment between the two.
- the portion forming the pair of oil passages 51 X of the hydraulic section 51 is provided on the left and right sides of the hydraulic pump 52 and the hydraulic motor 53 arranged side by side in this way (the left side in this embodiment, (The right side in Fig. 5). Therefore, the traveling drive HST 21 has a compact configuration in which the vertical and horizontal widths are kept small, which contributes to the compactness of the axle drive device 2.
- the pump shaft 25 passes through the movable swash plate 57 and protrudes above the housing 23, and the input pulley 27 is fixed to the upper protruding portion. As shown in FIG. 16, it is connected to an output pulley fixed to the output shaft 11a of the engine 11 via a belt. Thus, the pump shaft 25 is used as an input shaft of the HST 21.
- a cooling fan 42 may be fixed to the outwardly protruding portion of the pump shaft 25 as schematically shown by a chain line in FIGS. 5 and 6.
- the motor shaft 54 is horizontally arranged in parallel with the axle 40L / 4OR as shown in Figs. 5 to 8, etc., passes through the fixed swash plate 65, and passes through the partition 23i. And extends into the second chamber R 2, and further passes through the storage section of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R 2 to the right of the storage section of the transmission gear mechanism 6. (Left in FIG. 5) The tip of the brake device 110 is inserted into the storage portion of the brake device 110 formed on the left side.
- a driving gear 69 is formed in the middle of the motor shaft 54, and is used for traveling driving in the planetary gear mechanism constituted by the differential gear unit 5.
- a drive train for transmitting the output of the HST 21 to the differential gear unit 5 is configured.
- the hydraulic motor 53 of the HST 21 is provided horizontally in parallel with the axles 40L and 40R, so that the motor shaft 5 which is the output shaft of the HST 21 is provided.
- the traveling drive gear train formed between the HST 21 and the differential gear unit 5 has a drive gear formed on the motor shaft 54. 6 and 9 and the differential gear unit 5 which is directly connected to it.
- the gears consist only of the input and output gears 94 as input gears for the transmission drive system.There is no need to provide separate gears or gear shafts, resulting in a compact configuration. Further, since the gears 69, 94 are connected to each other in the front and rear directions, the axle driving device 2 can be made compact and contribute to suppressing the vertical width thereof.
- the configuration of the brake device 110 will be described. As shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 7, Fig.
- a brake disc 195 is mounted near the tip of the motor shaft 54 so as to be relatively non-rotatable and slidable.
- a brake pad 199 is interposed between 195 and the inner wall surface of the housing 23.
- a brake control shaft 197 is vertically arranged on the opposite side of the brake pad 199 across the brake disk 195.
- a portion of the brake control port shaft 1997 facing the brake disk 1995 is cut out to form a cam surface 1997a, and the cam surface 1997a and the brake disk 197 are formed.
- a brake pad 1996 is interposed.
- the upper end of the brake control shaft 197 projects above the upper half 23 t of the housing, and the base end of the brake control lever 198 is fixed to the projection.
- the brake control lever 198 is connected to the above-mentioned brake pedal via a link or the like.
- the brake control lever 198 rotates, and the brake control shaft 197 also rotates physically, causing the vertical edge of the cam surface 197a to rotate.
- the cam formed by the end pushes the brake disc 195 via the brake pad 196.
- the brake disc 195 slides on the motor shaft 54 toward the tip of the motor shaft 54, and is pressed against the inner wall surface of the housing 23 via the brake pad 199.
- the brake disc 195 is sandwiched between the cam portion of the brake control shaft 1977 and the inner wall surface of the housing 23 via the brake pads 1966 and 1199, thereby achieving a stable operation.
- the axle 54 is braked, thereby braking both axles 40L and 40R.
- the axle 40 L ⁇ 40 R is provided on the side wall of the housing 23 on the left side (the right side in FIG. 5) opposite to the side where the brake device 110 is provided.
- a gear shift control shaft 59 is supported in parallel with the gear.
- an arm 192 is implanted at the inner end of the transmission control shaft 59, and as shown in FIG. 6, a movable swash plate 57 is provided at the tip of the arm 192.
- the movable swash plate 57 is a so-called cradle type, but a trunnion type movable swash plate is used instead.
- an integrated axle drive device 2a described later may be configured.
- a speed change control lever 60 is fixedly mounted on the speed change control shaft 59 outside the housing 23.
- the speed change control lever 60 is linked to speed change operating means such as a lever and a pedal (the speed change pedal 15 in the present embodiment) via a link mechanism or the like.
- the traveling direction (either forward or backward) and traveling speed are set by depressing the speed change pedal 15, and the speed change control lever 60, the speed change control shaft 59, and the arm 19 2 are set based on the operation.
- the movable swash plate 57 tilts to a position corresponding to the set position of the speed change pedal 15. In this way, the discharge direction and discharge amount of the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump 52 are determined, and the hydraulic oil is circulated between the hydraulic motor 53 and the hydraulic motor 53 via a pair of oil passages 5 lx in the sensor section 51.
- the hydraulic motor 53 is driven to rotate the motor shaft 54 in the set rotation direction and rotation speed.
- Both oil passages 51 x are connected via a check valve 29 1 to a common suction passage 29 95 for sucking hydraulic oil into the sensor section 51 from the strainer 30 6.
- the check valve 291 which is a check valve that opens only when the hydraulic oil is sucked, prevents leakage of the hydraulic oil from the suction path 295.
- the check valve 29 is provided between the oil passage 51 X that is on the high pressure side when the vehicle moves backward and the suction passage 295 (or an oil reservoir in the housing 23).
- a bypass circuit via a throttle 299 is provided in parallel with 1.
- the aperture 299 is configured to open between the movable swash plate 57 and the neutral position and to a position slightly deviated from the neutral position to the reverse side, whereby the transmission pedal 15 is moved to the neutral position. (I.e., the state in which neither the forward side nor the reverse side is depressed), the movable swash plate 57 is slightly moved backward from the accurate neutral position due to a setting error of the link mechanism.
- a bypass circuit with a throttle that opens between the neutral position and the position slightly shifted from the neutral position to the forward position from the neutral position
- the swash plate 5 may be arranged in parallel with a check valve 291, which is located between the oil passage 51X, which becomes a high pressure during forward movement, and the suction passage 295 (or an oil reservoir in the housing 23).
- the hydraulic pump 52 can be made neutral even when 7 is slightly shifted from the neutral position toward the forward side.
- the drain control lever 390 and the drain control shaft 391 in FIG. 8 are provided in the section 51 so that the traction resistance of the vehicle to which the axle drive device 2 is applied can be reduced. This is for draining the hydraulic oil in both oil passages 51X to allow the motor shaft 54 to idle.
- the drain control shaft 391 is arranged vertically in parallel with the mounting surface 51b of the motor section 51 and the upper half of the housing. It is rotatably supported by the upper end of 23 t and the sun section 51.
- the upper end of the drain control shaft 39 1 projects above the upper half 23 t of the housing, and the base end of the drain control lever 39 is fixed to the protruding end.
- a cam is formed at the lower end of the drain control shaft 391. Further, a pushing pin 392 is slidably disposed near the motor shaft 54 in a direction parallel to the motor shaft 54, and one end thereof is provided at the lower end of the drain control shaft 391. The other end faces the cylinder block 63 with the cam facing. An opening is provided in the motor mounting surface 5 lb so that the push pin 392 can protrude toward the cylinder block 63 (omitted in FIG. 11).
- the push pin 392 is disengaged from the cam, and its outer end does not protrude from the mounting surface 51b.
- the drain control lever 390 When the drain control lever 390 is rotated from this state, the drain control shaft 391 is integrally rotated, and the cam at the lower end of the shaft pushes the pushing pin 392 toward the cylinder block 63. Pushing, the push pin 392 protrudes from the motor mounting surface 51b to push the cylinder block 63, and the cylinder block 63 separates from the motor mounting surface 51b.
- the kidney of the module 51 Hydraulic oil in both oil passages 51x is drained to the oil sump in the housing 23 via one port 5If, and the hydraulic motor 53 can idle.
- the HST 22 includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump 71 and a fixed displacement hydraulic motor 72 in the sensor section 75 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, 9 and 12. As shown in Fig. 16, the pump 71 and the motor 72 are fluidly connected via a pair of oil passages 75X formed in the sensor section 75. I have.
- the sensor section 75 has a pump mounting surface 75a and a motor mounting surface 75b that are orthogonal to each other.
- the pump mounting surface 75a is formed on the upper surface and the motor mounting surface 75b is the side surface. Is formed in a substantially L-shape at a right angle. Therefore, both rotation axes of the pump shaft 26 of the hydraulic pump 7 1 and the motor shaft 7 7 of the hydraulic motor 7 2 attached to the center section 75 via the mounting surfaces 75a and 75b Are orthogonal to each other as shown in Fig. 9 and Fig. 12.
- a vertical shaft hole 75c is opened at the center of the pump mounting surface 75a.
- a pair of kidney ports 75 d are formed so as to surround the enclosure, and each of them communicates with each oil passage 75 X.
- a vertical pump shaft 26 is rotatably supported in a shaft hole 75 c at the center thereof, and a cylinder block 46 is rotatably slidably mounted on the pump mounting surface 75 a.
- the pump shaft 26 is fixed to the central shaft hole of the cylinder block 46 so as to be non-rotatable.
- a plurality of vertical cylinders are formed in the cylinder block 46 so as to surround the pump shaft 26, and a piston 47 is reciprocally slidable in each cylinder via a biasing panel (not shown). The heads of all the pistons 47 are pressed against the movable swash plate 76.
- a variable displacement axial piston hydraulic pump 71 is formed on the center section 75. The discharge oil amount and discharge direction of the hydraulic pump 71 are changed by the tilting operation of the variable swash plate 76. The mechanism for tilting the movable swash plate 76 will be described later.
- a shaft hole 75e is opened horizontally at the center of the motor mounting surface 75b, and a pair of kidney ports 75f surround the periphery thereof. It is drilled and communicates with each oil passage 75X.
- a motor shaft 77 is horizontally rotatably supported in the shaft hole 75 e at the center portion thereof, and a cylinder block 80 is rotatably slidably mounted on the motor mounting surface 75 b. The motor shaft 77 is fixed to the central shaft hole of the cylinder hook 80 so as to be relatively non-rotatable. As shown in FIG.
- a plurality of horizontal cylinders are formed in the cylinder block 80 so as to surround the motor shaft 77, and each cylinder is provided with a biasing spring (not shown) in each cylinder.
- the pistons 82 are reciprocally slidably fitted, and the heads of all the pistons 82 are pressed against the fixed swash plate 85.
- a fixed displacement axial piston type hydraulic motor 72 is formed on the side of the sensor section 75.
- the sensor section 75 when the steering HST 22 is disposed in the storage section of the HST 22 in the first room R1, the sensor section 75 is provided with a pump as shown in FIG.
- the surface 75 a is arranged in an upright horizontal state
- the motor mounting surface 75 b is arranged in a vertical state facing the front surface of the storage portion of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R 2. .
- the movable swash plate 76 is tiltably housed in a swash plate storage recess formed in the ceiling of the upper half 23 t of the housing, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9.
- the fixed swash plate 85 is supported by the front wall of the partition wall 23 i surrounding the storage portion of the transmission gear mechanism 6 in the second chamber R2.
- the pump shaft 26 passes through the movable swash plate 76 and protrudes above the housing 23.
- the input pulley 28 is fixed to the upper protruding portion.
- it is connected to an output pulley fixed to the output shaft 11a of the engine 11 via a belt.
- the pump shaft 26 is used as the input shaft of HST22.
- a cooling fan 42 may be fixed to the outwardly protruding portion of the pump shaft 26 as schematically shown by a chain line in FIG.
- the motor shaft 77 extends through the fixed swash plate 85 and extends rearward in the horizontal direction, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, and the rear end thereof is connected to the transmission gear mechanism in the second chamber R2. It is located in the storage section of 6.
- a bevel gear 104 is formed at the rear end of the motor shaft 7 7, and a transmission gear mechanism from the bevel gear 104 to the left and right ring gears 9 9, 9 9 of the differential gear unit 5.
- a dual steering gear train is configured. You.
- the steering gear train from the motor shaft 77 which is the output shaft of the steering HST 22 to the differential gear unit 5 is moved from the motor shaft 77, which extends in the front-rear horizontal direction, and thereafter. Since it is configured between the differential gear unit 5 disposed on the side, the width of the upper and lower portions is small, which contributes to suppressing the vertical height of the axle drive device 2.
- the steering gear train will be described later in detail.
- the tilting mechanism of the movable swash plate 76 of the hydraulic pump 71 will be described.
- a steering control shaft 73 is supported on the side wall of the upper half portion 23t of the housing in parallel with the axles 40L and 4OR.
- an arm 191 is implanted at the inner end of the steering control shaft 73, and as shown in FIG.
- the plates 76 are connected.
- the movable swash plate 76 of this embodiment is a so-called cradle type, a trunnion type movable swash plate may be used instead.
- a steering control lever 193 is fixedly mounted on the steering control shaft 73 outside the housing 23.
- the steering control lever 1 93 is linked to a speed change operation means such as a lever or a pedal (the handle 14 in the present embodiment) via a link mechanism or the like.
- the turning direction (either right or left turn) and turning angle are set by turning the handle 14, and the steering control lever 19 3, the steering control shaft 73, and the arm 19 are set based on the turning operation. 1 rotates to the body, and the movable swash plate 76 tilts to a position corresponding to the set position of the handle 14. In this way, the discharge direction and discharge amount of the hydraulic oil from the hydraulic pump 71 are determined, and the hydraulic oil is circulated to and from the hydraulic motor 72 through a pair of oil passages 75X in the center section 75. The hydraulic motor 72 is driven to rotate the motor shaft 77 in the set rotation direction and rotation speed.
- Both oil passages 75x communicate with the common suction passage 289 through which the hydraulic oil is sucked into the center section 75 from the strainer 303 via the check valves 2992.
- the check valve 292 is a check valve that opens only when hydraulic oil is sucked, and prevents leakage of hydraulic oil from the suction passage 289.
- each oil passage 75 X Such a bypass circuit with a throttle may be connected between the intake passage 28 9 (or the oil reservoir in the housing 23).
- a drain member 389 for forcibly draining the oil in both oil passages 75X is attached to the front of the sensor section 75.
- the drain member 389 is slidably fitted into the sensor section 75 with a pair of parallel push pins 389c from the front of the sensor section 75, and the rear end thereof is checked.
- the two push pins 389 c are integrally connected by a connecting frame 389 b, and a drain pin button 3 8 is provided in front of the connecting frame 3 89 b.
- 9a has been extended.
- the drain pin button 389a protrudes forward from the front end of the housing 23.
- the traveling drive gear train formed between the motor shaft 54, which is the output shaft of the traveling drive HST 21, and the differential gear unit 5, as described above The drive gear 69 on the evening shaft 54 is combined with the transmission gear 94 of the differential gear unit 5, and a sun gear 95 is provided at the center of the transmission gear 94 as described later. Is fixed, and transmits the rotation of the motor shaft 54 to the sun gear 95. That is, the output of the traveling drive HST 21 is transmitted to the sun gear 95.
- This state of output transmission is indicated by black arrows in FIG.
- the motor shaft 77 which is the output shaft of the steering HST 22, and the pair of ring gears 99, which are the input gears of the steering transmission system in the planetary gear mechanism of the differential gear unit 5, As shown in Fig. 5, etc., the two sets of steering gear trains between them are connected to the axle 40 L. 40 R at the rear of the bevel gear 104 at the rear end of the motor shaft 77.
- a support shaft 105 is disposed horizontally (in a direction orthogonal to the motor shaft 77 in plan view), and both ends of the support shaft 105 are provided in the housing of the transmission gear mechanism 6 of the second chamber R 2. It is fixedly supported by the left and right walls of the surrounding partition wall 23 i.
- Two left and right sleeves 111 are circulated around the support shaft 105 so as to freely rotate, and bevel gears 106 are circulated and fixed on the respective sleeves 111.
- the two bevel gears 106 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the extension of the motor shaft 77, and are respectively connected to the bevel gears 104. Further, a transmission gear 107 is provided around each sleeve 111 so as not to rotate relatively.
- a motor shaft 54 is disposed in parallel behind the support shaft 105, and a pair of reduction gears are provided on the motor shaft 54 at symmetrical portions with a drive gear 69 interposed therebetween.
- the gear 108 is freely rotatably arranged.
- Each reduction gear 108 is a double gear consisting of a large diameter gear 108a and a small diameter gear 108b.
- the large-diameter gear 108a is combined with the transmission gear 107, and the small-diameter gear 108b is connected to each of the ring gears (steering) provided on the left and right of the differential gear unit 5 with the central gear 94 therebetween.
- the two-stage steering gear train consisting of the bevel gear 106, the transmission gear 107, and the reduction gear 108 from the motor shaft 77 to the ring gear 99 of the differential gear unit 5, respectively.
- the constituent gears of the gear train rotate in opposite directions between the two systems, and rotate the left and right ring gears 99 in opposite directions at the same rotational speed.
- the flow of power from the motor shaft 77 to the differential gear unit 5 via the steering gear train is indicated by white arrows in FIG.
- FIGS. 5 to 7, FIG. 9, and FIGS. 14 to 16 In the center of the left and right, there is a center gear 94. At the center, as shown in Fig. 15 etc., there is a central hole that forms a tooth profile that matches the tooth profile of the sun gear 95 as an inner gear, and the sun gear 95 is force fitted into the central hole. It is locked to prevent relative rotation. Since the center gear 94 is connected to the drive gear 69 formed on the motor shaft 54 as described above, the sun gear 95 is integrally formed with the center gear 94 by the rotation of the motor shaft 54. Is driven. That is, the output of the traveling drive HST 21 is transmitted to the sun gear 95.
- ring gears 99 are provided side by side on the left and right sides of the transmission gears 94, and a disc-shaped carrier 97 is rotatably fitted on the inner periphery of each ring gear 99.
- a spline is engraved in the center hole of each carrier 97, and a spline is formed in the center hole near the inner end of each of the axles 40L • 4OR (hereinafter referred to as "each axle 40").
- each axle 40 Through the inner part 4 Ob, it is locked by a spline so that it cannot rotate relatively.
- the inner end 40a of each axle 40 protrudes from the center hole of the carrier 97 toward the transmission gear 94, and the left and right axles 40L
- the inner end 40a of the R is rotatably fitted in a butted shape.
- An internal gear 98 is integrally formed on the inner periphery of each ring gear 99 so as to be adjacent to the outer periphery of the carrier 97 fitted therein, and forms the internal gear 98 in a side view.
- the sun gear 95 will be located at the center of the circle.
- a plurality (three in this embodiment) of planetary gears 96 rotatably supported by the respective carriers 97 are interposed. It is compatible with both 95 and internal gear 98.
- the differential gear unit 5 constitutes a pair of left and right planetary gear mechanisms with the center gear 94 interposed therebetween.
- each planetary gear mechanism a sun gear 95 integral with a center gear 94 serving as an input gear of a traveling drive transmission system is rotationally driven by an output of HST 21 as traveling drive power, while steering is performed.
- Each of the internal gears 98 integral with the ring gears 99 corresponding to the input gears of the drive transmission system is driven to rotate by the output of the HST 22 as steering power.
- the gears 96 revolve around the sun gear 95, and with this revolving, the carrier 97 rotates, and each axle 40 integral with the carrier 97 rotates.
- the two ring gears 99 rotate at the same speed in opposite directions to each other via the two systems of steering gear trains in the transmission gear mechanism 6 as described above.
- the peripheral speed of the carrier 97 in the gear mechanism is the speed obtained by adding the peripheral speed of the internal gear 98 (ring gear 99) of the planetary gear mechanism to the peripheral speed of the sun gear 95 (sensing gear 94).
- the peripheral speed of the carrier 97 of the planetary gear mechanism is a speed obtained by subtracting the peripheral speed of the internal gear 98 of the planetary gear mechanism from the peripheral speed of the sun gear 95, and as a result, the rotation of the axle 40L4OR It makes a difference in speed and turns the vehicle.
- the carrier 97 as an output unit of each planetary gear mechanism integrally mounted on each axle 40 is connected to a ring gear 99 as an input unit of each planetary gear mechanism. Since it is fitted inside, there is no positional difference between the carrier 97 and the ring gear 99 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the differential gear unit 5 has a compact configuration in the left-right direction.
- the integrated axle drive 2a shown in FIG. 17 is a trunnion type swash plate instead of the cradle type movable swash plate 57 used for the integrated axle drive 2 as the movable swash plate of the HST 21.
- the movable swash plate 57 ' is used.
- the horizontal shift control shaft 59 was used, but in the device 2a of the present embodiment, A vertical shift control shaft 59 'is used.
- An arm is implanted at the lower end of the transmission control shaft 59 ', and the tip is locked to the movable swash plate 57'.
- the upper end of the transmission control shaft 59 ' protrudes upward through the ceiling of the housing 23 (upper half 23t), and the base end of the transmission control lever 60' is fixed to the upper end. That is, while the shift control lever 60 of the axle drive device 2 is of a vertical rotation type, the shift control lever of the axle drive device 2a of the present embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment.
- the transmission control lever 60 ' is linked to a transmission operation means on the vehicle, such as the transmission pedal 15, by a link or the like.
- the other components are the same as those of the axle drive device 2.
- the integrated axle drive unit 2b shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 is an L-shaped transmission / reception section of the HST 22 for steering, which is an L-shaped cross section in the side view.
- a center section 75 ′ having the same d-shape in plan view as the sensor section 51 is used, and an input shaft of the traveling drive HST 21 is provided for the pump shaft 26 as an input shaft of the HST 22. It is assumed that the rotational power of the pump shaft 25 is input.
- the hydraulic pump 71 and the hydraulic motor 72 are disposed in front and behind in the device 2, but in the present embodiment, when the center section 75 'is disposed, the pump is viewed in plan.
- the hydraulic pump 71 will be installed on the left and right sides of the hydraulic motor 72.
- the axle drive 2b having a shorter front-rear length than the axle drive 2 can be provided.
- a steering drive gear 401 is fixed to the pump shaft 25 of the traveling drive HST 21 in the housing 23 and a steering input gear is mounted to the pump shaft 26 of the steering HST 22.
- 403 is fixed, a transmission gear 402 is interposed between the two gears 401-403, and a gear train that transmits power from the pump shaft 25 to the pump shaft 26 by the gears 401-402-403 is configured. .
- the pump shaft 25 protrudes above the housing 23, and the input pulley 27 is fixed to the protruding upper end to obtain engine power.
- the input shaft allows engine power to be input to both HSTs 2 1 and 2 2.
- the other configuration is the same as the configuration of the axle drive device 2.
- an integrated axle drive device shown in FIG. 20 is shown. 2c is provided. That is, in the housing 23, the steering drive sprocket 404 is fixedly mounted on the pump shaft 25 of the traveling drive HST 21 and the steering shaft is mounted on the pump shaft 26 of the steering HST 22. The input cusp sprocket 405 is fixed and the chain 406 is wound around both sprockets 404.405. In order to obtain power from the engine output shaft 11a by belt transmission, the pump shaft 25 protrudes out of the housing 23, and the input pulley 27 is fixed to the protruding end.
- a PTO output pulley 410 is fixedly provided as an output means to the PTO transmission system.
- This PTO power is used, for example, for driving a working machine connected to the tractor when the vehicle to which the present device 2c is applied is a truck.
- the other configuration is the same as the configuration of the axle drive device 2.
- the present invention provides an integrated axle drive device that is particularly compact so as to suppress the vertical width.
- the present invention particularly provides a continuously variable transmission and a small turning operation. It is applied to vehicles that require high performance, and can contribute to making the vehicle compact (particularly reducing the vehicle height).
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