Transaxle

A transaxle comprising:

• a first input shaft;
• a second input shaft extended coaxially to the first input shaft;
• an output shaft drivingly connected to the second input shaft;
• a sleeve connected to the second input shaft unrotatably relative to the second input shaft;
• and
• a housing incorporating the first and second input shafts, the output shaft and the sleeve,
• wherein the first input shaft is fitted into the sleeve so that the first input shaft and the sleeve are layered in a radial direction of the first input shaft and contact each other with a radial surface pressure therebetween to limit a torque transmitted between the first input shaft and the sleeve to a limiting value.

A transaxle comprising:

• a first input shaft;
• a second input shaft extended coaxially to the first input shaft;
• an output shaft drivingly connected to the second input shaft;
• and
• a clutch shifter including first and second members,
• wherein the clutch shifter is shiftable between a clutch-on position and a clutch-off position,
• wherein when the clutch shifter is set at the clutch-on position, the first member is drivingly connected to the first input shaft, the second member is drivingly connected to the second input shaft, and the first and second members engage with each other by a mechanical force such as to limit a torque transmitted between the first and second members to a limiting value, and
• wherein when the clutch shifter is set at the clutch-off position, both the first and second members are drivingly isolated from one of the first and second input shafts.