Patent ID: 7454907

Claim:
An axle driving apparatus comprising: a housing having a hydrostatic transmission disposed therein, the housing comprising a first housing part and a second housing part joined together along an interface; an input shaft extending into the first housing part and engaged to the hydrostatic transmission, wherein the input shaft is oriented generally parallel to the interface; at least one axle shaft driven by the hydrostatic transmission and extending from one of the first housing part and the second housing part; an output shaft driven by the hydrostatic transmission and having a first end and a second end, the first end extending from the second housing part, and a brake mechanism engaged to the first end of the output shaft for braking the hydrostatic transmission; a trunnion engaged to the hydrostatic transmission for controlling the output thereof, wherein one end of the trunnion extends from the second housing part; and a bypass actuator engaged to the hydrostatic transmission for placing the hydrostatic transmission into a bypass mode, wherein one end of the bypass actuator extends from the second housing part.