| US 7,500,362 B2 | ||
| Axle driving apparatus | ||
| Robert Abend, Adairsville, Ga. (US); Norihiro Ishii, Amagasaki (Japan); and Ryota Ohashi, Amagasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/681,310. | ||
| Application 11/681310 is a continuation of application No. 11/676529, filed on Feb. 20, 2007. | ||
| Application 11/676529 is a continuation of application No. 11/612842, filed on Dec. 19, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/612842 is a continuation of application No. 11/463696, filed on Aug. 10, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/463696 is a continuation of application No. 10/770012, filed on Feb. 03, 2004, granted, now 7,121,093, filed on Oct. 17, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/770012 is a continuation of application No. 10/406267, filed on Apr. 04, 2003, granted, now 6,705,080, filed on Aug. 09, 2006. | ||
| Application 10/406267 is a continuation of application No. 10/128457, filed on Apr. 24, 2002, granted, now 6,571,555, filed on Jun. 03, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/128457 is a continuation of application No. 09/737567, filed on Dec. 18, 2000, granted, now 6,550,242, filed on Apr. 22, 2003. | ||
| Application 09/737567 is a continuation of application No. 09/531174, filed on Mar. 20, 2000, granted, now 6,385,971, filed on May 14, 2002. | ||
| Application 09/531174 is a continuation of application No. 09/051032, granted, now 6,125,630, filed on Oct. 03, 2002, previously published as PCT/US95/13854, filed on Oct. 27, 1995. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0144167 A1, Jun. 28, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16D 31/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 60—484 | 7 Claims |
| 4. A pair of integrated hydrostatic transaxles for independently driving right and left wheels of a vehicle, each integrated
hydrostatic transaxle comprising:
a housing;
a single axle supported by the housing;
a hydrostatic transmission disposed within the housing and drivingly coupled to the axle, the hydrostatic transmission including
a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, and a center section for separably mounting within the housing;
the pump having a pump shaft with a rotatable cylinder block;
the motor having a motor shaft with a rotatable cylinder block;
the center section having a pump mounting surface for the cylinder block of the pump and a motor mounting surface for the
cylinder block of the motor, wherein the pump mounting surface and the motor mounting surface are substantially perpendicular
to each other; and
a brake mechanism directly mounted on the motor shaft;
wherein the pump is a variable displacement type, having a control shaft supported by the housing parallel to the motor shaft,
the motor shaft is disposed below the pump mounting surface and the control shaft is disposed above the pump mounting surface.
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