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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2007
Bernhard Götz, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Bernward Welschof, Groβostheim, DE;
Bernhard Götz, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Bernward Welschof, Groβostheim, DE;
Linde Material Handling GmbH, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Abstract
A traction drive of a machine has an internal combustion engine, a transmission module located downstream of the engine and having an adjustable output speed, and a drive axle with a differential transmission, having a mechanical drive connection with the transmission module. The transmission module is a removable, replaceable, and interchangeable transmission module () which can be selected from a plurality of transmission modules () having different transmission types, each with a standardized input interface and a standardized output interface. A first transmission module () can be a hydrostatic compact transmission having a hydraulic pump () with an adjustable hydraulic delivery volume, and a hydraulic motor () in a functional hydraulic connection with the pump (). A second transmission module () can be an electric compact transmission having a generator () and an electric motor () in a functional electrical connection with it.