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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Hydro-gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventor:
Michael L. Bennett, Sullivan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/10 (2006.01); F16H 47/02 (2006.01); F16H 39/14 (2006.01); F04B 23/04 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 47/02 (2013.01); F04B 23/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/10 (2013.01); F16H 39/14 (2013.01); F16H 2047/025 (2013.01); F16H 2057/02043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drive train configuration is disclosed. The drive train incorporates an engine having hydraulic pumps contained substantially inside the engine housing and with an engine shaft driving the hydraulic pumps. A porting block or center section is mounted to the engine housing to provide hydraulic communication between the hydraulic pumps located inside the engine housing and hydraulic motors located outside the engine housing. The hydraulic motor output shafts drive gears connected to axles to propel a vehicle.