| US 7,431,122 B2 | ||
| Hydraulic axle-drive device | ||
| Koji Iwaki, Hyogo (Japan); Norihiro Ishii, Hyogo (Japan); Shigenori Sakikawa, Hyogo (Japan); Katsumoto Mizukawa, Hyogo (Japan); Manabu Kawakami, Hyogo (Japan); and Kentaro Nagata, Hyogo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Hyogo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 13, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/917,557. | ||
| Application 10/917557 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP03/16635, filed on Dec. 24, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-001935 (JP), filed on Jan. 08, 2003; application No. 2003-274809 (JP), filed on Jul. 15, 2003; and application No. 2003-394862 (JP), filed on Nov. 26, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0121249 A1, Jun. 09, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60K 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—305 [180/308] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A hydraulic transaxle, comprising:
a pair of left and right axles;
an axle casing supporting the pair of axles, the axle casing having an opening at a front or rear side thereof and formed
therein with a chamber; and
an assembly, including a cover and a pair of hydraulic motors fastened to the cover for driving the respective axles, wherein
the assembly is attached to the axle casing so as to install the pair of hydraulic motors into the chamber of the axle casing
through the opening, and to cover the opening with the cover so as to enclose the pair of hydraulic motors within the chamber.
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