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US 6,637,293 B1Granted
Hydrostatic Transmission
AssigneeHydro-Gear Limited Partnership
InventorsRaymond Hauser, John Schreier
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Abstract
A transmission mounted in a housing and including a hydrostatic pump and motor mounted on a center section, having a motor shaft engaged to and driven by the hydraulic motor. An axle may also be mounted in the housing. The center section is secured to the housing using a plurality of bolts or other fasteners having a longitudinal axis parallel to the motor shaft and for the axle.
Claims8
A transmission comprising:
- a housing comprising a first casing and a second casing joined together along a split line;
- a center section mounted in said housing;
- a hydraulic pump mounted on said center section;
- an input shaft drivingly engaged to said hydraulic pump, said input shaft having a longitudinal axis parallel to said split line;
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- a hydraulic motor mounted on said center section and operatively connected to said hydraulic pump through hydraulic porting;
- wherein said center section is secured to said housing through a plurality of fasteners having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said split line.
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An axle driving device comprising:
- a housing comprising a first casing and a second casing joined together along a split line;
- an axle mounted in said housing, said axle having a longitudinal axis perpendicular to said split line;
- a hydrostatic transmission mounted in said housing and comprising a center section and a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor mounted on said center section;
- wherein said center section is secured to said first casing and supported in the horizontal direction parallel to said axle by a plurality of fasteners.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.