Patent ID: 7617892
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
1. A utility vehicle comprising: a cargo area; an engine disposed under the cargo area, the engine including a crankshaft extended in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle; a pair of right and left axles extended in the right-and-left direction of the utility vehicle, the right and left axles being coaxial to each other and disposed under the cargo area; a differential unit disposed coaxially to the right and left axles under the cargo area so as to differentially connect the right and left axles to each other; a mechanical gear transmission casing disposed under the cargo area; a mechanical gear transmission disposed in the mechanical gear transmission casing so as to transmit power from the engine to the differential unit, the mechanical gear transmission including a hydrostatic transmission casing disposed on either right or left side of the mechanical gear transmission casing under the cargo area; and a hydrostatic transmission disposed in the hydrostatic transmission casing so as to transmit power from the engine to the differential unit, the hydrostatic transmission including