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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred Sigmund Smemo, Dubuque, IA (US);
Mariano Torres Galan, Madrid, ES;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H 4/704 ;
Abstract
A compact final drive assembly comprises a stationary housing and a rotatable housing. A bent axis hydraulic motor is coupled to the stationary housing. The bent axis hydraulic motor drives a planetary drive unit for driving the rotatable housing. A clutch/brake unit controls the planetary drive unit by braking the planet carrier. The clutch/brake unit is provided with a ring piston that is supplied pressurized hydraulic fluid from the motor inlet port of the bent axis hydraulic motor.