Patent ID: 6125630
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: A01D,F16D,F16H

Abstract:
An axle driving apparatus for being mounted on the body frame of a vehicle, said axle driving apparatus comprising:a housing;a single axle defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end portion rotatably mounted in said housing and a distal end portion extending outwardly only from a first side of said housing;an enlarged region defined by said housing, said enlarged region extending substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal axis of said axle, from said housing; anda hydraulic stepless speed change assembly disposed within said enlarged region, said speed change assembly including a hydraulic pump having an input shaft projecting from said enlarged region, said input shaft having a rotational axis substantially rectangular to said single axle, and including a hydraulic motor having an output shaft drivingly connected to said single axle.