Patent ID: 7832306
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: B60R,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An automatic transmission comprising: a housing that is constructed of a plurality of divided parts and has a space, which is surrounded by these divided parts, formed therein, one of the divided parts defining a through hole; a pressure control unit that is housed in the housing and controls hydraulic pressure supplied to a transmission mechanism by an operation of an electric component; an internal cable that is housed in the housing and is electrically connected to the electric component of the pressure control unit; an external cable that is electrically connected to an electric component outside the housing; and a connector that is arranged in such a way as to pass through the through hole and has a control circuit unit electrically connected to the internal cable and the external cable, wherein the connector has a substantially cylindrical shape, wherein an entirety of the connector, including an external exposed portion of the connector exposed outside the housing and an internal exposed portion of the connector exposed inside the housing, is sized and formed in such a way, including having an outside diameter not larger than an inside diameter of the through hole, that the entire connector, including the entire external exposed portion and the entire internal exposed portion, is able to pass through the through hole between an interior and an exterior of the housing, from the interior to the exterior of the housing and from the exterior to the interior of the housing, and wherein the external cable is removably mounted on the external exposed portion so as to be electrically connected to the control circuit unit when mounted on the external exposed portion, whereby the connector can be assembled to the housing with the internal cable connected to the connector and an electrical connection between the control circuit unit and the electrical component of the pressure control unit maintained.