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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2001
Raymond M. Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Lonnie E. Holder, Sullivan, IL (US);
John D. Schreier, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Ronald J. Sporrer, Sullivan, IL (US);
Michael Lee Bennett, Sullivan, IL (US);
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Abstract
A hydrostatic transmission design incorporating a unique housing shape and configuration, including a vertical split of the two casing elements, which are shaped to conform to the internal components of the transmission. The center section of the transmission has a unique configuration including a trunnion mounted swash plate, means for mounting the center section to the transmission and a motor output shaft mounted below the pump running surface. The transmission also includes an expansion chamber, preferably secured externally to the sump, having a tube mounted therein to transfer hydraulic fluid between the chamber and the sump.