| US 7,540,349 B2 | ||
| Transaxle apparatus for four-wheel drive vehicle | ||
| Ryota Ohashi, Amagasaki (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/426,418. | ||
| Application 11/426418 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/101492, filed on Apr. 08, 2005, granted, now 7,077,222. | ||
| Application 11/101492 is a continuation of application No. 10/282038, filed on Oct. 29, 2002, granted, now 6,902,017, filed on Jun. 26, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0260861 A1, Nov. 23, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60K 17/34 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—233 [180/242; 180/245; 180/243] | 9 Claims |
| 1. A transaxle apparatus for a four-wheel drive vehicle, comprising:
a hydraulic pump;
a housing;
a hydraulic motor disposed in the housing so as to be driven in response to fluid from the hydraulic pump;
an axle extended outward from the housing;
a drive train disposed in the housing so as to drivingly connect the hydraulic motor to the axle; and
a power take-off shaft disposed in the housing perpendicularly to a rotary axis of the hydraulic motor so as to be drivingly
connected to the drive train and extended outward from the housing.
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