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Hydrostatic transmission swash plate assembly

US5894783A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 1997
Grant dateApr 20, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05C2225/00
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A swash plate assembly for use in connection with a hydrostatic transmission. The swash plate assembly comprises a thrust bearing and a swash plate formed as a net shaped part from a plastic material adapted to carry the thrust bearing wherein the swash plate has an elongated aperture for allowing a shaft to pass therethrough and a plurality of acoustical cavities formed in the underside thereof generally arranged around the elongated aperture and proximate to the thrust bearing.

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