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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Michio Tsukamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hideaki Okada, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Michio Tsukamoto, Hyogo, JP;
Hideaki Okada, Hyogo, JP;
Assignee:
Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/356 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydraulic transaxle including: a variable displacement hydraulic motor with a movable swash plate whose tilt angle defines a displacement of the hydraulic motor; a casing incorporating the hydraulic motor; and a mechanism for determining a range of the tilt angle of the swash plate, wherein the mechanism can fix the tilt angle of the swash plate so as to set the hydraulic motor in a fixed displacement type. A vehicle includes the transaxles for driving respective axles wherein each of the transaxles can select whether the displacement of its hydraulic motor is variable or fixed.