Offset shaft arrangement for in-line shift transaxle housing

Details Offset shaft arrangement for in-line shift transaxle housing Offset shaft arrangement for in-line shift transaxle housing

1992-07-02

1994-02-22

Bonck, Rodney H.

Machine element or mechanism

Elements

Gear casings

74371, F16H 3708

Patent

active

052877698

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a transaxle with an offset shaft thereby having a reduced profile. The transaxle includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a split line. A vertical input shaft and an axle shaft are rotatably disposed in the housing. A shift shaft is rotatably disposed within the housing and operably connected to the input shaft. Gears on the shift shaft mesh with gears on a counter shaft to transmit rotational motion from the one input shaft to the axle shaft. The axle shaft is disposed in a first generally horizontal plane and the shift shaft is disposed in a second generally horizontal plane below the first generally horizontal plane to reduce the profile of the transaxle.

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