Patent ID: 6752236
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A01D,B60K,B60Y,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An axle driving unit, comprising:a housing; an axle disposed in said housing; a center section separably attached to said housing and disposed in said housing, said center section having a pump mounting surface and a motor mounting surface; a hydraulic pump mounted on said pump mounting surface in said housing, wherein a rotary axis of said hydraulic pump mounted on said pump mounting surface is disposed perpendicularly to said axle; a hydraulic motor mounted on said motor mounting surface in said housing so as to be fluidly connected to said hydraulic pump, wherein a rotary axis of said hydraulic motor mounted on said motor mounting surface is disposed parallel to said axle; an output shaft disposed on said rotary axis of said hydraulic motor and drivingly connected to said axle, wherein said output shaft is disposed entirely lower than said pump mounting surface, and wherein said axle is disposed entirely higher than said output shaft; and transmitting means drivingly connecting said output shaft to said axle.