Patent ID: 6364794
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60K,F16H

Abstract:
A vehicle drive assembly including:a directional control transmission assembly operable between a forward drive condition and a reverse drive condition, a variable speed drive assembly, a transmission drive belt extending between said variable speed drive assembly and said directional control transmission assembly to transmit force from said variable speed drive assembly to said transmission assembly when said transmission assembly is in the forward drive condition and when said transmission assembly is in the reverse drive condition; a main drive belt extending between said variable speed drive assembly and a source of power to transmit force to said variable speed drive assembly; a linkage assembly which is operable to move said variable speed drive assembly toward said directional control transmission assembly to change said variable speed drive assembly from a first condition in which said directional control transmission assembly is driven at a relatively low speed by force transmitted from said variable speed drive assembly to said directional control transmission assembly through said transmission drive belt and a second condition in which said variable speed drive assembly is effective to drive said directional control transmission assembly at a high speed; a movable member for transmitting manual speed change instructions to said variable speed drive assembly; and a brake movable by said movable member and operable between an engaged condition and a disengaged condition in response to movement of said movable member.