Patent ID: 6151990
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B60K,B60Y,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hydrostatic transaxle, comprising:an external casing;a pair of axles and a differential disposed in said casing;a hydrostatic transmission disposed in said casing and comprising an input shaft driving a pump, said input shaft having an input shaft axis, a hydraulic motor fluidly connected to said pump, said motor having a rotatable output member, said rotatable output member having an output member axis, said input shaft axis being substantially orthogonal to said output member axis; andan epicyclic gear mechanism drivingly connected between said output member and said differential, comprising a sun gear driven by said rotatable output member, a plurality of planet gears driven by said sun gear and a normally fixed internally toothed ring gear meshed with said planet gears, said planet gears supported on a carrier connected to said output member.