Patent ID: 7918088

Claim:
A hydraulic apparatus for a vehicle, the hydraulic apparatus comprising: an end cap comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side; hydraulic porting formed within the end cap; a first hydraulic pump in communication with the hydraulic porting, the first hydraulic pump rotatably disposed on the first side of the end cap and comprising a first axis of rotation; a second hydraulic pump in communication with the hydraulic porting, the second hydraulic pump rotatably disposed on the first side of the end cap and comprising a second axis of rotation; a third hydraulic pump rotatably disposed on the first side of the end cap and comprising a third axis of rotation; a first pump shaft drivingly engaged to the first hydraulic pump, a second pump shaft drivingly engaged to the second hydraulic pump, a third pump shaft drivingly engaged to the third hydraulic pump and an input shaft that drives the first pump shaft, the second pump shaft and the third pump shaft; and a gear train driven by the input shaft, the gear train comprising a first gear attached to the first pump shaft, a second gear attached to the second pump shaft, a third gear attached to the third pump shaft and an input gear drivingly connected to the first gear, the second gear and the third gear wherein the gear train is located adjacent the second side of the end cap; wherein the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation define a first plane, and the third hydraulic pump and the input shaft are located on a first side of the first plane.