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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Yoshitaka Ishimaru, Osaka, JP;
Shusuke Nemoto, Osaka, JP;
Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a transmission mechanism for use in a vehicle including a vehicle body having one side toward a first direction along the length thereof and the other side toward a second direction opposite to the first direction, the vehicle comprising a differential gear unit , an HST and an engine which are arranged in the vehicle body from the first direction side toward the second direction. A transmission is provided between the differential gear unit and the HST , whereby the power of the engine is transmitted through the transmission and input to the HST at the first direction side thereof. The transmission mechanism of simple construction serves to shorten the overall length of the vehicle while preventing the rise of the center of gravity of the vehicle.