Patent ID: 6491600
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B60K

Abstract:
A final drive assembly for a wheel, the final drive assembly comprising:a stationary housing; a bent axis hydraulic motor mounted to the housing; a rotatable housing rotatably mounted to the stationary housing; a sun pinion having external splines being driven by the bent axis motor; circumferentially arranged planet gears engage the external splines of the sun pinion, the planet gears being rotatably mounted on a planet carrier having internal splines; a ring gear mounted to the rotatable housing, the ring gear engaging the planet gears; a secondary sun pinion having external splines freely floats on the sun pinion; circumferentially arranged clutch/brake planet gears engage the external splines of the secondary sun pinion, the clutch brake planet gears being freely rotatably mounted to the rotatable housing; a clutch/brake ring gear having internal splines engages the clutch/brake planet gears; clutch plates extend between the clutch/brake ring gear and a clutch pack, the clutch pack being mounted to the stationary housing; a hydraulic piston applies the clutch pack.