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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Xingen Dong, Farmington, CT (US);
Barun Acharya, Johnson City, TN (US);
Inventors:
Xingen Dong, Farmington, CT (US);
Barun Acharya, Johnson City, TN (US);
Assignee:
Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 11/02 (2006.01); B60K 7/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a frame of a vehicle for driving a left side or right side drive wheel. A motor portion of the transmission can extend outwardly from the frame and a pump portion can extend upwardly from the frame. The motor portion can be configured to be at least partially received within a wheel for direct mounting of the wheel to an output shaft of the motor. The pump portion can include an input shaft extending from a lower side thereof for connection to a prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine.