Patent ID: 9003902
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B60K,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A drive apparatus, comprising: a power take off disposed in a housing and driving a power take off output shaft; a hydraulic transmission disposed in the housing and comprising a pump engaged to and driven by a pump input shaft and a motor engaged to and driving a motor shaft, wherein both the pump and the motor are disposed on and hydraulically connected through a center section; a first output clutch mechanism driven by the motor shaft and drivingly engaged to a first output axle, wherein the first output axle has a first end disposed external to the housing and a second end disposed internal to the housing, the second end of the first output axle being adjacent to a first side of the hydraulic transmission; and a second output clutch mechanism driven by the hydraulic transmission and drivingly engaged to a second output axle, wherein the second output axle has a first end disposed external to the housing and a second end disposed internal to the housing, the second end of the second output axle being adjacent to a second side of the hydraulic transmission opposite to the first side thereof.