Patent ID: 6604359
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: F16D,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
An axle driving apparatus for a vehicle comprising:a housing; a hydrostatic transmission disposed in said housing, including a substantially vertical input means, a hydraulic pump of variable displacement type driven by said input means, a hydraulic motor driven by pressurized oil from said hydraulic pump, and a horizontal output means driven by said hydraulic motor; a differential gear means including an input gear, a first output gear and a second output gear in said housing; a first axle and a second axle driven by said first output gear and said second output gear, respectively; and a drive train for drivingly connecting said output means of said hydrostatic transmission and said input gear of said differential gear means; wherein said differential gear means is provided with a clutch means for freely connecting said input gear to said first axle.