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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodor Abels, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Bernhard Gotz, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Assignee:
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Wiesbaden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180306 ;
Abstract
A vehicle, especially a forklift truck, having an internal-combustion engine and a hydrostatic transmission driven thereby. The crankshaft of the engine extends parallel to the direction of travel of the vehicle, i.e., parallel to its longitudinal vertical median plane and the hydrostatic transmission has a pump connected with the crankshaft. The shaft of the pump is disposed on one side of this plane while the crankshaft of the engine is disposed on the opposite side of the median plane, the two shafts being interconnected by a belt drive.