Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Nobuhiro Shimobayashi

Toshifumi Yasuda

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Masaru Iida

Katsumoto Mizukawa

Daisuke Murashima

Takehiro Oota

A transaxle comprises a hydrostatic transmission (hereinafter, 'HST'), an axle, a gear train transmitting power from the HST to the axle, a casing carrying the HST, the gear train and the axle and providing a fluid sump. The casing has an air space over the fluid sump of a gear chamber, a breather cap for ventilation of the air space and for an oil cap is installed on a top part of the casing, and a partition plate is installed right under the breather cap and prevents the fluid sup facing directly to the breather cap.

Transaxle

Transaxle systems for a vehicle are disclosed where each of right and left transaxle units includes a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor and a casing incorporating the hydraulic pump and motor. Each hydraulic pump has a pump displacement control means operatively connected to a pump control arm pivoted on the casing, and each hydraulic motor has a motor displacement control means operatively connected to a motor control arm pivoted on the casing. A single motor controlling manipulator is operatively connected to the motor control arms to simultaneously shift the motor displacement control means of the right and left transaxle units between large displacement positions and small displacement positions.

Transaxle system for vehicle

Growing community of inventors

Amagasaki, Japan

Nobuhiro Shimobayashi