| US 7,578,362 B1 | ||
| Vehicles with dual path hydromechanical transmissions | ||
| Frederic W. Pollman, Eden Prairie, Iowa (US); Michael A. Olinger, Ames, Iowa (US); and Eric R. Jacobson, Ankeny, Iowa (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Ames, Iowa (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/682,582. | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—6.48 [180/308] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle comprising:
a frame;
an engine associated with the frame and having an output shaft;
a first hydromechanical transmission having an input shaft connected to the output shaft of the engine with a drive belt;
and
a second hydromechanical transmission having an input shaft associated with the engine such that the drive belt causes rotation
of the input shaft of the first hydromechanical transmission and rotation of the input shaft of the second hydromechanical
transmission wherein the input shaft of the second hydromechanical transmission extends through the second hydromechanical
transmission to provide a power through shaft that drives an auxiliary device.
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