| | Compact integrated transaxle - Patent 5156576 |
 | | The integrated hydrostatic transaxle of claim 3 including an intermediate shaft interposed between the output shaft and the axles, the intermediate shaft being journalled in the transaxle casing offset from the plane defined by the peripheral seam. |
 | | The integrated hydrostatic transaxle of claim 9 in which a cavity is formed in an interior sidewall of the first casing part, the first gear and the second gear rotatably supporting an end of the intermediate shaft within the cavity. |
 | | 4,903,545, an integrated transaxle utilizing the center section has a two-piece casing with the axle shafts, a hydraulic motor output shaft, and a counter-rotating intermediate shaft for transferring motion between the output shaft and the axle shafts, all of which are sandwiched between upper and lower casing parts. |
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