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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ray Hauser, Decatur, IL (US);
Daryl Smothers, Sullivan, IL (US);
John Schreier, Ville Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60454 ; 60488 ;
Abstract
A hydrostatic drive apparatus for transferring power from a light duty vehicle engine to an output axle, including a charge pump for providing additional hydraulic fluid to a hydrostatic transmission in the apparatus, wherein the charge pump is mounted external to the housing of the drive apparatus.