US4691802A
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Agricultural tractor
Assignee: Kubota Corp
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Filing: 1985-06-28
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Granted: 1987-09-08
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Expires: 2005-06-28
Abstract
Abstract An agricultural tractor in which a transmission case comprises a front case portion housing a hydraulic stepless change speed mechanism and a rear case portion housing a gear mechanism. A partition wall is interposed between the front and rear case portions, and a tractor frame is secured to the partition wall by means of bolts.
Inventors
- 👤 Shoso Ishimori
- 👤 Seiichi Ishiizumi
- 👤 Mikio Ishida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:56
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H61/00; F16H61/38; F16H61/40; F16H61/42; F16H61/437; B; B60; B60K; B60K17/00; B60K17/04; B60K17/10; B60K17/105; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S180/00; Y10S180/90; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19991; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An agricultural tractor comprising: a front transmission case portion (2a), hydraulic stepless change speed means (10) housed in the front transmission case portion (2a), a rear transmission case portion (2c), gearing means (14) housed in the rear transmission case portion (2c), a partition wall portion (2b) disposed between and interconnecting the front and rear transmission case portions (2a, 2c), the partition wall portion (2b) having passages defining the sole oil passages (21,23) for actuating said hydraulic stepless change speed means (10), said partition wall portion (2b) having an exterior wall exposed to the ambiance, and a tractor frame (3) carrying an engine (1) and fixedly connected to said exterior wall of said partition wall portion (2b) by bolt means (24,25,26).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An agricultural tractor comprising: a front transmission case portion (2a), hydraulic stepless change speed means (10) housed in the front transmission case portion (2a), a rear transmission case portion (2c), gearing means (14) housed in the rear transmission case portion (2c), a partition wall portion (2b) disposed between and interconnecting the front and rear transmission case portions (2a, 2c), the partition wall portion (2b) having passages defining the sole oil passages (21,23) for actuating said hydraulic stepless change speed means (10), said partition wall portion (2b) having an exterior wall exposed to the ambiance, and a tractor frame (3) carrying an engine (1) and fixedly connected to said exterior wall of said partition wall portion (2b) by bolt means (24,25,26).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
An agricultural tractor as claimed in claim 1 wherein the partition wall portion (2b) includes, mounted therein, a pressure oil charge pump (19) for supplying pressure oil to the hydraulic stepless change speed means (10).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An agricultural tractor as claimed in claim 2 wherein the partition wall portion (2b) includes, mounted therein, a neutralizing valve (35) for controlling the hydraulic stepless change speed means (10).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An agricultural tractor as claimed in claim 3 wherein the partition wall portion (2b) includes, mounted therein, a relief valve (43) for the hydraulic stepless change speed means (10).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An agricultural tractor as claimed in claim 3 or 4 wherein the partition wall portion (2b) includes, mounted therein, a filter (22) for the hydraulic stepless change speed means (10).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The agricultural tractor of claim 1 wherein said hydraulic stepless change speed means comprises a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The agricultural tractor of claim 6 wherein said oil passages comprise substantially the sole passages for driving said hydraulic motor from said hydraulic pump.
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