Patent ID: 8635867
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: F03C,F04B,F16H

Abstract:
1. A hydrostatic transmission comprising a hydraulic pump, an input shaft for rotatably driving the hydraulic pump, an output shaft, a hydraulic motor for driving the output shaft, wherein the motor includes a driven shaft that has a portion forming the output shaft, and a housing enclosing at least a portion of the hydraulic pump and the entire hydraulic motor except for the portion of the driven shaft forming the output shaft, wherein the hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor share a common sump within the housing, wherein the output shaft extends through a wall of the housing in axial alignment with a rotational axis of the motor and has an axle portion to which a hub of a wheel of a vehicle can be mounted, and wherein the housing has a protruding tubular portion in which the output shaft is rotatably journalled, the protruding tubular portion being configured for extension through a frame of a vehicle for supporting the axle portion of the output shaft adjacent the hub when mounted thereto.