Class 180/371 - Final gear drive at each of two parallel wheels

Subclass of Class 180 - Motor vehicles
Definition: Subject matter wherein a separate gear transmission extends
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 02/21/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8118133	Portal wheel end A modular portal wheel end system allows for connection of a portal wheel end to any of a plurality of differently configured axles for vehicles. The portal wheel end includes a housing that houses an input gear and an output gear. The input gear is coupled to the a...	02/21/2012
7407033	Vehicle display A monitor display carried by a vehicle. The monitor display is mounted proximate a rim of a corresponding motive wheel of a vehicle. A rim of the motive wheel has a surface which is contoured to substantially conform to an inner surface of the monitor display. The m...	08/05/2008
7364528	Inverted portal axle configuration for a low floor vehicle An axle system includes an axle shaft offset located within an axle center beam housing. The axle shaft is located in a recess in a top wall of the axle center beam shaped with slopes to maximize clearance to the bottom of the vehicle floor panels. The pneumatic bra...	04/29/2008
7240759	Transmission case housing a transmission mechanism for transmitting power to dirigible wheels A transmission case housing a transmission mechanism for transmitting power to dirigible wheels includes an axle case having a main body and vertical bosses extending in a bent way from opposite ends of the main body, and pivoting cases supporting axles of the dirig...	07/10/2007
7204339	Vehicle wheel end assembly with wheel adapter A wheel end assembly includes an output shaft that is directly mountable to a wheel adapter to drive a vehicle wheel. A gear assembly is coupled to the output shaft to transfer driving force from an input to the output shaft. The gear assembly includes an output gea...	04/17/2007
7137315	Wheel hub having driving mechanism A wheel hub for attaching to a vehicle includes a hydraulic engine received in a hub shell and attached or secured to the vehicle, for allowing the hub shell to be rotated relative to the hydraulic engine and the vehicle. The hydraulic engine includes a rotatable sp...	11/21/2006
7124854	Transmission device of vehicle A transmission device of a vehicle is equipped with a shaft, a driven wheel with internal gear teeth defined thereon mounted to the shaft center thereof, and a small driving gear with outer gear teeth defined thereon in mesh with the internal gear teeth of the drive...	10/24/2006
7051833	Gantry axle In a gantry axle for low-platform vehicles, the gantry transmission consists of one input spur gear (2) operatively connected with a first intermediate spur gear (3) non-rotatably connected with a second intermediate spur gear (4) operatively co...	05/30/2006
7047715	Running mower A running mower includes a traveling body 1 supported by a pair of front wheels 2 and a pair of rear wheels 3, a rotary mowing unit 12 vertically movably mounted to the traveling body between the front wheels and the rear wheels, and an o...	05/23/2006
7048087	External shaft low floor drive axle assembly An inverted portal drive axle includes an off-center driving input that is coupled to first and second axle shafts. The first axle shaft drives a first gear box that is coupled to a first wheel assembly. The second axle shaft extends underneath a vehicle floor and d...	05/23/2006
7011182	Axle driving apparatus A housing cannot be made compact by only securing a space corresponding to a reservoir tank at the upper part of the housing, and the space at the upper part of the housing cannot be utilized if the reservoir tank is integrally provided to the upper part of the hous...	03/14/2006
6991574	Dual level oil impeller for drive axle assembly A drive axle assembly includes an input operably coupled to a power source. The input drives first and second axle shafts, which in turn drive laterally spaced wheel ends. Each wheel end includes a gear set that is driven by one of the axle shafts. The axle shafts a...	01/31/2006
6871723	Independent suspension system for a low floor vehicle A first and second hub assembly supported by an independent suspension system allows the independent articulation of each hub assembly. An input gear box includes a reduction gear set that drives a reduction gear set at each hub assembly. The input gear box is mount...	03/29/2005
6805210	Engine half-trolley for industrial vehicles An engine half-trolley (10) of simplified structure for industrial vehicles set at the side of a vehicle chassis and comprising a casing (12) from which there comes out at least one wheel hub (13) for a respective wheel (14), an input sha...	10/19/2004
6755093	Planetary drive assembly with idlers for low floor vehicle A drive axle assembly for a low floor vehicle utilizes a single input gear assembly to drive a pair of laterally spaced wheel ends. The input gear assembly is positioned next to one of the wheel ends so that the vehicle floor can be lowered to facilitate passenger a...	06/29/2004
6662896	Transmission for cars The present invention relates to a transmission for cars, preferably with driving of the front wheels, comprising an engine (2), a gearbox (8), a final gear (20), first link mechanisms (16A, 16B) which connect each axle shaft (12A, 12B) to said final gear...	12/16/2003
6533060	ATV transmission An all terrain vehicle comprises a frame supported by at least a left wheel and a right wheel. The left wheel and the right wheel being connected to said frame by a left suspension and a right suspension respectively. The independently suspended wheels pr...	03/18/2003
6431305	Rear discharge mower unit and lawn tractor A rear discharge mower unit (50) with a mower housing (55) defining grass clippings flow paths for directing grass clippings rearward. The mower unit includes a power transmission mechanism for rotating a center blade (58) and a second side blade (60) in ...	08/13/2002
6254193	Dual wheel assembly differential A dual wheel assembly is provided that includes a spindle having an axle shaft defining a rotational axis. The axle shaft has a drive pinion. A first wheel hub is supported on the spindle and is positioned to be rotatably driven about the rotational axis....	07/03/2001
6250415	Atv transmission An all terrain vehicle comprises a frame supported by at least a left wheel and a right wheel. The left wheel and the right wheel being connected to said frame by a left suspension and a right suspension respectively. The independently suspended wheels pr...	06/26/2001
6244370	Asymmetrical drive system A drive system for a grounds care device using two identical final drives in combination with two identical power units to provide directional drive to the wheels. The final drives and power units are assembled to each other differently for use on each si...	06/12/2001
6237958	Pretensioner A locking mechanism for a pretensioner in a vehicle safety restraint has a cylinder and a piston mounted for movement within and along the cylinder. One end of a cable is connected to the piston and the other end of the cable is connected to a safety rest...	05/29/2001
6095005	Axle drivetrain having speed reduction gear unit for automotive vehicles A differential mechanism, connected to a driveshaft, transmits power to two halfshafts laterally directed toward the driven wheels of a motor vehicle. Each halfshaft is driveably connected to a pinion, which continually engages a gear fixed to an axle sha...	08/01/2000
5894907	Asymmetrical drive system A drive system for a grounds care device using two identical final drives in combination with two identical power units to provide directional drive to the wheels. The final drives and power units are assembled to each other differently for use on each si...	04/20/1999
5505278	Four-wheel drive and steering system for dropframe vechicles A four wheel drive and steering system for a motor vehicle includes a splitter gear assembly coupled to the transmission for splitting rotational power between the front wheels and one set of wheels of a tandem rear wheel vehicle. A first drive train rota...	04/09/1996
5433287	Axle assembly for vehicles in portal arrangement A driven axle assembly for a vehicle includes a center housing, suspension elements connecting the center housing to the vehicle, a main drive arranged in the center housing, side drives arranged on outer ends of the center housing, and wheel hub units co...	07/18/1995
5188195	Vehicle driving wheel suspension system A driving wheel suspension system for a vehicle such as a passenger car, a van or a light or heavy truck or bus, which includes a pair of wheel support assemblies each of which consists of a leaf spring lying parallel to the vehicle's drive shaft and a wh...	02/23/1993
5180025	Wheeled-chair chassis with a suspension mechanism A wheeled-chair chassis with a suspension mechanism which comprises a chassis structure, a suspension system, a transmission system and two front and rear wheels; the chassis structure includes a steel pipe frame similar to an inverse triangular frame. Th...	01/19/1993
4650058	Auger assembly moving device Relatively heavy duty and large auger assemblies often used in present day farming are difficult to move and maneuver around a farmyard or the like and it is not always convenient to hitch a tractor to such auger assemblies for relatively short distance m...	03/17/1987
4431075	Wheel for vehicle A wheel for a vehicle has an inner driving element with an outer circumferential surface and an outer driven element with an inner circumferential surface, wherein the outer circumferential surface of the inner driving element has a smaller diameter than ...	02/14/1984
4352406	Selectively engageable and disengageable drive for wheeled devices such as grain augers or the like A hydraulic gear motor is supported by supporting structure secured to an axle adjacent a ground engaging wheel. The support structure is pivotally mounted upon a bolt or shaft extending upwardly from the supporting structure and the hydraulic motor, toge...	10/05/1982
4284158	Detachable differential for vehicle drive train The drive train of the present invention is adapted for use with a vehicle having a frame supported on forward and rearward wheels, power means on the frame, and a drive shaft driven rotatably by the power means. The drive train comprises a differential h...	08/18/1981
4216840	High clearance vehicle drive arrangement A drive arrangement for a high clearance vehicle comprising an elongate, mobile frame having depending, laterally spaced struts at front and rear ends mounting front and rear wheels respectively. A ring gear is fixed relatively to each rear drive wheel an...	08/12/1980
4211298	Offset tractor A two-axle, four-wheel tractor in which the tractor body composed of a transmission case is offset to one side, with a steering assembly disposed on one side of the tractor body. The tractor body, transmission unit, brake assembly and hydraulic unit for w...	07/08/1980
4100988	Vehicle including differential mounting A vehicle such as a lift truck or the like including a vehicle frame having two spaced apart side frame members, a drive system for the vehicle including a differential having a housing disposed between the frame members with oppositely directed drive tra...	07/18/1978
4039037	Vehicle drive train A drive train for a vehicle which includes an engine at the front and driven wheels at the rear thereof, the drive train including a pair of drive shafts extending from the front toward the rear of the vehicle and located substantially lower than an engin...	08/02/1977
3995709	Automatic continuous transmission A variable-diameter power-transmission device comprises a rotatable member and a plurality of arms attached at their inner ends to the rotatable member and extending outwardly in a radial direction, the arms being curved at their outer ends in a circumfer...	12/07/1976
3963089	Differential mounting and wheel drive arrangement An axle beam has a pair of side plates individually secured to the ends of a pair of vertically spaced upper and lower plates and a vertically disposed plate secured to the forward edges of the upper and lower plate. A pair of wheel drive gears are indivi...	06/15/1976
3961679	Vehicle final drive and wheel mounting A vehicle final drive and wheel mounting, having particular utility on relatively large machines, such as an agricultural harvesting combine or the like, includes a hollow axle housing with a vertical wheel mounting flange at its outer end. The wheel is j...	06/08/1976
3933217	Drive gear system for motor vehicles Drive gear system for motor vehicles. The invention is particularly applicable to driving means such as planetary gearing for connecting multiple electric motors respectively to individual wheels of such vehicle. Recognizing that differing demands are mad...	01/20/1976

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Class 180/371 - Final gear drive at each of two parallel wheels