Patent ID: 8905192
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lubricating-oil collection guide tool, comprising: a series of gears as a power transmission element; an oil-collection container disposed above the series of gears inside a housing case housing a rotation axis, the oil-collection container receiving a lubricating oil flipped up by rotation of the series of gears; a guide member facing an axis end of the rotation axis inside the housing case, the guide member guiding the lubricating oil into an oil passage having an opening at the axis end of the rotation axis; and an oil-passage member connecting the guide member and the oil-collection container, the oil-passage member leading the lubricating oil collected in the oil-collection container to the guide member, wherein the oil-passage member includes a first passage member having a first one end and a first another end, both being opened; and a second passage member having a second one end, and a second another end opened, an insertion hole is formed in a lateral wall portion on a side of the second one end of the second passage member, the first one end of the first passage member is inserted movably into the insertion hole, and one end opening of the first passage member is positioned inside the second passage member, and the first one end of the first passage member is movably fitted in the insertion hole, the one end opening of the first passage member connects with the oil-collection container, one end opening of the second passage member connects with the guide member, the oil-collection container and the guide member move in an axis line direction of the rotation axis and a radial direction of the insertion hole, the insertion hole extends in an extending direction of the second passage member, the first one end of the first passage member is a cylindrical end portion, and the cylindrical end portion turnably disposed in the insertion hole, and is movable in a long axis direction of the insertion hole.