Patent ID: 6550243
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
An axle driving apparatus comprising:a housing; a center section mounted in said housing, said center section having a pump running surface, a first structure and a second structure, said first structure having a motor running surface and said second structure having a second opening; a hydraulic pump mounted on said pump running surface of said center section; a hydraulic motor mounted on said motor running surface of said first structure; an input shaft having a first end and a second end, said input shaft engaged to drive said hydraulic pump; a motor shaft engaged to and driven by said hydraulic motor and having a first end and a second end, said second end of said motor shaft extending through said second opening; wherein the longitudinal axis of said motor shaft is located between a first plane and second plane, said first and second planes being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said input shaft, said first plane being located at said first end of said input shaft and said second plane is located at said second end of said input shaft; and wherein the longitudinal axis of said input shaft is located between a third plane and a fourth plane, said third and fourth planes being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the motor shaft, said third plane being located at said first end of said motor shaft, and said fourth plane being located at said second end of said motor shaft.