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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ray M Hauser, Decatur, IL (US);
Alan W Johnson, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60487 ; 60489 ;
Abstract
A hydrostatic transmission having a hydraulic pump and motor for use in a vehicle, including a center section for mounting and operatively connecting the pump and motor, a rotatable output drive shaft engaged to the hydraulic motor, and a running surface and support members integrally formed with the center section to fully support the output drive shaft, and further including a thrust bearing mounted in a housing for the transmission to engage said hydraulic motor, where the thrust bearing is supported by the upper and lower casing sections of the housing.