Patent ID: 9382680
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: E01H

Claim Text:
1. An auger snow-removing machine comprising: an auger housing arranged at a front end of the snow-removing machine when seen in its forward advancing direction, the auger housing having a width direction extending from a left side to a right side of the snow-removing machine; a forward rotation shaft provided with a forward rotation auger and a reverse rotation shaft provided with a reverse rotation auger, the forward rotation shaft and the reverse rotation shaft being disposed on the same axis and aligned in the width direction of the auger housing within the auger housing; and a transmission disposed inside the auger housing such that the forward rotation shaft and the reverse rotation shaft are rotated concurrently in opposite directions by a driving force transmitted from the transmission, wherein the transmission includes: wherein the case is a split case divided into a front case member and a rear case member at a position behind the reverse rotation drive shaft when seen in the forward advancing direction of the snow removing machine, the rear case member being disposed rearward of the front case member, wherein the front case member has a first gear unit pre-assembled therein, the first gear unit including the input shaft, the reverse rotation drive shaft, the forward rotation drive shaft, the driving gear, the first driven gear, and the second driven gear, and wherein the rear case member has a second gear unit pre-assembled therein, the second gear unit including the counter gear, and the idle gear mechanism, such that the first and second gear units can readily be brought into an assembled state when the front and rear case members are assembled together.