Drive arrangement for earth moving machines
First Claim
1. In an improved drive arrangement for an earth moving machine having front and rear wheel driving axles provided with differentials having universal joints which are connected together by a universal joint shaft, a brake system, a steering system, an internal combustion engine having a fluid power pump which is driven by said engine, the improvement comprising:
- a controlled hydrostatic motor connected to said universal joint shaft.said pump connected to said controlled hydrostatic motor,a drive shaft connected between said pump and said universal joint shaft.
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Abstract
A drive arrangement for earth moving machines of simplified structure which allows ready access to the various parts thereof for servicing. The arrangement includes a controlled hydrostatic motor dispersed between a fluid power pump associated with the internal combustion engine of the machine and which is connected through its drive shaft to the universal drive shaft of the machine at a point between the rear wheel driving axle and the universal joint associated therewith.
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14 Claims
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1. In an improved drive arrangement for an earth moving machine having front and rear wheel driving axles provided with differentials having universal joints which are connected together by a universal joint shaft, a brake system, a steering system, an internal combustion engine having a fluid power pump which is driven by said engine, the improvement comprising:
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a controlled hydrostatic motor connected to said universal joint shaft. said pump connected to said controlled hydrostatic motor, a drive shaft connected between said pump and said universal joint shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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