Vibration suppression device of power train

• US 7,216,736 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2004
• Issued: 05/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mazda Motor Corporation
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Koichi, Ohkawa, Yuzou, Mito, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Ellis; Christopher P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Olszewski; John R.
• Application Number:
  US10/895,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20050029036A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,028 Days
• Field of Search: 180/291, 180/293, 180/292, 180/297, 180/300, 180/312, 123/41.01, 165/916, 475/161, 746/06.A, 184/6.21, 184/6.22
• US Class Current: 180/297
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 2230/04 Lubrication
• CPC Class Codes: F16F 7/108 on plastics springs
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/0415 Air cooling or ventilation; Heat exchangers; Thermal insulations
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/0483 Axle or inter-axle differentials
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 165/916 Oil cooler
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/2189 Cooling

Abstract

A heat exchanger, which performs heat exchanging between a lubricating oil circulating within a transfer device disposed behind an engine and an engine coolant, also functions as a mass member of a dynamic damper. The heat exchanger is disposed at an upper face of a transfer case via a resilient member. Herein, the resilient member is comprised of a first metal plate, a second metal plate, and a rubber member interposed between the first and second metal plates, and there are provided lubricating passages flowing within the resilient member. Accordingly, there can be provided the vibration suppression device of the power train that can suppress vibration properly regardless of the temperature changing and advantage the weight reduction without requiring any new disposition space.

Claims

1. A vibration suppression device of a power train, comprising:

a power train including an engine which is resiliently mounted on a vehicle body;

a specified structure body comprising said power train partially;

a dynamic damper mounted on said specified structure body, which is comprised of a mass member and a resilient member, the mass member being resiliently mounted on the specified structure body via the resilient member and a resonance frequency of the dynamic damper being set substantially at a peak frequency of said power train so that the dynamic damper can suppress a vibration of said power train;

wherein said resilient member of the dynamic damper has a passage which is formed therein so as to circulate a lubricating oil for lubricating an inside of said specified structure body within said resilient member.

2. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 1, wherein said mass member of the dynamic damper comprises a heat exchanger which performs heat exchanging between said lubricating oil for lubricating the inside of the specified structure body and an engine coolant for cooling the engine of the power train, and said passage formed in said resilient member comprises a lubricating-oil passage which interconnects said heat exchanger and said body.

3. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 2, wherein said lubricating-oil passage is configured such that a portion thereof to supply an lubricating oil from said inside of the specified structure body to said heat exchanger is formed at a central portion of the resilient member, whereas a portion thereof to return the lubricating oil from said heat exchanger to said inside of the specified structure body is formed at a peripheral portion of the resilient member.

4. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 3, wherein said resilient member of the dynamic damper comprises a first metal plate which contacts with said mass member, a second metal plate which contacts with said specified structure body, and a rubber member which is interposed between said both metal plates.

5. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 4, wherein a boss is provided at one of said first and second metal plates, whereas a hole is provided at the other of said first and second metal plates, and said boss is inserted in said hole.

6. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 2, wherein said resilient member of the dynamic damper comprises a first metal plate which contacts with said mass member, a second metal plate which contacts with said specified structure body, and a rubber member which is interposed between said both metal plates.

7. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 6, wherein a boss is provided at one of said first and second metal plates, whereas a hole is provided at the other of said first and second metal plates, and said boss is inserted in said hole.

8. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 1, wherein said resilient member of the dynamic damper is placed on an upper face of said specified structure body.

9. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 8, wherein said specified structure body comprises a transfer device which comprises an input shaft inputting an engine power from the engine, an output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle so as to have substantially a right angle with respect to said input shaft, a bevel gear provided between said input and output shafts, and a case storing said shafts and said bevel gear and including a journal to support said output shaft.

10. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 9, wherein said mass member of the dynamic damper comprises a heat exchanger which performs a heat exchanging between said lubricating oil for lubricating the inside of the specified structure body and an engine coolant for cooling the engine of the power train, said passage formed in said resilient member comprises a lubricating-oil passage which interconnects said heat exchanger and said inside of the specified structure body, and said heat exchanger is located above said journal of the case of the transfer device such that said lubricating oil which has been heat-exchanged at said heat exchanger is supplied to said journal of the case.

11. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 1, wherein said specified structure body comprises a transfer device which comprises an input shaft inputting an engine power from the engine, an output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle so as to have substantially a right angle with respect to said input shaft, a bevel gear provided between said input and output shafts, and a case storing said shafts and said bevel gear and including a journal to support said output shaft.

12. The vibration suppression device of a power train of claim 11, wherein said mass member of the dynamic damper comprises a heat exchanger which performs a heat exchanging between said lubricating oil for lubricating the inside of the specified structure body and an engine coolant for cooling the engine of the power train, said passage formed in said resilient member comprises a lubricating-oil passage which interconnects said heat exchanger and said inside of the specified structure body, and said heat exchanger is located above said journal of the case of the transfer device such that said lubricating oil which has been heat-exchanged at said heat exchanger is supplied to said journal of the case.

13. A vibration suppression device of a power train, comprising:

a power train including an engine which is resiliently mounted on a vehicle body;

a transfer device including an input shaft inputting an engine power from the engine of said power train, an output shaft extending in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle so as to have substantially a right angle with respect to said input shaft, a bevel gear provided between the input and output shafts, and a case storing the both shafts and the bevel gear and including a journal to support the output shaft;

a dynamic damper mounted on an upper face of said transfer device so as to suppress vibration of said power train, which comprises a rubber member functioning as a resilient member thereof and a heat exchanger functioning as a mass member thereof which is resiliently supported via the rubber member on said transfer device;

wherein said heat exchanger of the dynamic damper performs heat exchanging between a lubricating oil for lubricating an inside of said transfer device and a coolant for cooling the lubricating oil, and said rubber member of the dynamic damper has oil passages which are formed separately therein so as to supply the lubricating oil from said transfer device to said heat exchanger and return the lubricating oil from said heat exchanger to said transfer device, respectively.