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Axle driving unit for a lawn tractor

US6648095B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by
35References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 2002
Grant dateNov 18, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/2186
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An axle driving unit having a housing (21,22) for supporting a first axle (17) for mounting thereon a first driving wheel (3L), and a longer second axle (18) for mounting thereon a second driving wheel (3R). The axle driving unit is eccentrically mounted on a body frame (1) in proximity to the first driving wheel (3L). A speed change transmission (T) is disposed in an enlarged region of the housing that extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to the axles (17,18). The axle driving unit can thus be easily disposed to the side of a chute (6) of a rear-discharge type lawn tractor.

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