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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ray M Hauser, Decatur, IL (US);
Alan W Johnson, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60442 ; 92 20 ; 188 727 ;
Abstract
A hydrostatic transmission including a fluid pump and fluid motor mounted within a transmission housing, and a brake connected to the motor shaft. The housing includes upper and lower sections. The brake includes rotor and stator plates, and a pin for urging the rotor and stator plates into frictional engagement. The upper and lower sections are joined along a split line and each has a mating half-round section, for positioning the pin.