Hydromechanical transmission
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorFranz Forster
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Abstract
A hydromechanical transmission which includes a swash-plate type hydrostatic axial piston motor with a rotary cylindrical drum having work cylinders and a driven shaft. A planetary gear is located adjacent to and coaxial with the piston motor and includes a rotary hub surrounding both the planetary gear and the axial piston motor, A ring gear is located at the inner surface of the rotary hub and a stationary hub support having an open ended cavity to hold the axial piston motor is mounted within and coaxial with the rotary hub. The end wall of the cavity is a control surface for the axial piston motor and pressure medium channels which open on the control surface for periodic connection with the work cylinders in the cylindrical drum are formed in the stationary hub support.
Claims14
A hydromechanical transmission including a hydrostatic axial piston motor having a swash plate, a cylindrical drum, work cylinders located in said cylindrical drum and a driven shaft, at least a single-stage planetary gear axially adjacent to and coaxial with said piston motor, said planetary gear having a rotary hub radially surrounding said planetary gear and said axial piston motor, said rotary hub having an annular inner surface and a ring gear located at said annular inner surface of said rotary hub, a stationary hub support member, said stationary hub support member having an axial cavity formed therein to receive said axial piston motor and said axial piston motor mounted within said cavity coaxial with said rotary hub, said cavity having an end wall forming a control surface for said axial piston motor, a plurality of pressure medium channels formed in said stationary hub support, each of said pressure medium channels having an inlet end and an outlet end, said outlet ends opening on said control surface for connection with said work cylinders in said cylindrical drum.
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