Patent ID: 7062909

Claim:
A hydraulic continuously variable transmission, comprising: hollow transmission housing comprising a base portion and an auxiliary portion, the auxiliary portion for containing a swash plate adjustment mechanism, said auxiliary portion extending upwardly from the base portion of said housing; swash plate plunger pump and a swash plate plunger motor disposed in said housing and operatively connected to each other through a closed hydraulic circuit; an output shall rotatably supported on said housing and having an axis of rotation; a movable swash plate, comprising one of said swash plate plunger pump and said swash plate plunger motor, said movable swash plate being pivotally movable about a pivot axis extending in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of said output shaft; and said swash plate adjustment mechanism operably connected to said movable swash plate for use in positioning said movable swash plate, said swash plate adjustment mechanism comprising an actuator, the actuator positioned above and adjacent to an outer end of an other one of said swash plate plunger pump and said swash plate plunger motor such that the actuator does not overlie the swash plate plunger pump and swash plate plunger motor.