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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., Ltd., Amagasaki-shi, JP;
Daisuke Murashima, Amagasaki, JP;
Trevor Nienke, Morristown, TN (US);
Toshifumi Yasuda, Amagasaki, JP;
Koji Iwaki, Amagasaki, JP;
Masaru Iida, Amagasaki, JP;
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO., LTD., Amagasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
A transaxle comprises a transaxle casing, axle, brake, brake arm, first and second link members, and relay arm. The brake includes a brake operation shaft pivotally supported by the transaxle casing for shifting between brake activation and inactivation states. A starting end of the first link member is connected to a manipulator, and a terminal end of the second link member is connected to the brake arm. The relay arm is pivotally centered on a first pivotal axis outside of the transaxle casing, and includes a first arm portion extended from the first pivotal axis to a first end and a second arm portion extended from the first pivotal axis to a second end. A terminal end of the first link member is connected to the first arm portion, and a starting end of the second link member is connected to the second arm portion.