Traveling transmission case

Claim 2

A traveling transmission for a light tractor or the like, comprising: a transmission case housing a differential gear and a plurality of speed reduction gears; said transmission case having an inner surface and an outer surface and being divided horizontally into three sections, an upper section, an intermediate section located below said upper section, and a lower section located below said intermediate section, whereby said transmission case sections are joined together; an outer surface of said intermediate section being provided, adjacent the junction of said upper section with said intermediate section, with a hydro-static transmission system, said intermediate section also being provided with a first opening for receiving said differential gear; said differential gear including at least one driving axle; said axle being received within said first opening of said intermediate section, and being supported within said transmission case between said upper section and said intermediate section; said intermediate section further including a second opening, adjacent the junction of said lower section with said intermediate section, for receiving said speed reduction gears; said speed reduction gears including a plurality of gear shafts being received within said second opening and being supported within said transmission case between said intermediate case and said lower case.

Claim 3

A traveling transmission as set forth in claim 1, wherein one said side surface of said lower section has formed integrally therewith, an oil filter mounting base, said filter mounting base being bored with a suction oil passage for taking in oil from said lower section and guiding such oil to a filter mounted at said filter mounting base, and a derivation oil passage for delivering filtered oil to a hydraulic pump located adjacent said hydro-static transmission system.

Claim 4

A traveling transmission as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a differential locking device, wherein said device includes a differential lock slider located along a sliding surface provided at one side of a differential gear case housing said differential gear, said sliding surface capable of retaining side gears fitted onto said driving axles, a shifter, engageable with a groove provided at the outer periphery of said differential lock slider is provided with an arm shaft which projects outwardly from said traveling transmission case and has mounted thereon a differential locking arm for activating the differential locking device.

Claim 5

A traveling transmission, as set forth in claim 1, further comprising: first semi-circular bearing surfaces formed on the inner surface of said intermediate section and said lower section; said bearing surfaces forming a first bearing bore when said intermediate case and lower case are joined; said first bearing bore being adapted to receive bearing elements disposed along a first gear shaft of said speed reduction gears, whereby said first shaft includes an axis located substantially coincident with the joint of said intermediate section and said lower section.

Claim 6

A traveling transmission, as set forth in claim 4, wherein the longitudinal length of said first semi-circular bearing surfaces is substantially identical with the outer diameter of said bearing elements, whereby joining of the intermediate section to the lower section is facilitated.

Claim 7

A traveling transmission, as set forth in claim 4, further comprising: a second gear shaft of said speed reduction gears, said second shaft supporting a freely rotatable gear and including a cut out portion; a second semi-circular bearing surface for supporting said second shaft being formed on the inner surface of said lower section; and a projection extending from the inner surface of said intermediate section towards said lower section, whereby said projection abuts against the cutout portion of said second shaft, thereby preventing lubricant located within said case, from moving between said first shaft and a third shaft of said speed reduction gears.

Claim 8

A traveling transmission as set forth in claim 4, further comprising: a third semi-circular bearing surface formed on the inner surface of said lower section; and a generally square recessed bearing surface formed on the inner surface of said intermediate section, whereby said bearing surfaces form a third bearing bore for supporting bearing elements located at the ends of said third gear shaft of said speed reduction gears.

Claim 9

A traveling transmission as set forth in claim 7, wherein the interval between the bearing elements of said third shaft is equal to the interval between the bearing surfaces of said third bearing bores.

Claim 10

A traveling transmission, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transmission case further comprises: a differential gear case located within said transmission case; said differential gear case housing said differential gear and being divided vertically into right hand and left hand differential gear cases; and a differential pinion shaft and a ring gear located within said differential gear case at the abutment of said right and left hand gear cases.

Claim 11

A traveling transmission, as recited in claim 1, wherein said transmission case is divided horizontally into three sections at two planes; one plane passing through the axis of at least one shaft of said speed reduced gears; the outer plane passing through the axis of said at least one driving axle of said differential gear.

Claim 12

A traveling transmission, as set forth in claim 1, wherein said hydro-static transmission system further comprises a motor shaft projecting from said system into said intermediate case at said loading surface, whereby rotation of said motor shaft is transmitted from at least one of said speed reduction gears to said differential gear.

Claim 13

A traveling transmission for a light tractor or the like comprising; a transmission case housing a differential gear and a plurality of speed reduction gears; said transmission case having an inner surface and an outer surface and being divided horizontally into three sections, an upper section, an intermediate section located below said upper section, and a lower section located below said intermediate section, wherein said transmission case sections are joined together; an outer surface of said intermediate section being provided, adjacent the junction of said upper section with said intermediate section, with a hydro-static transmission system, said intermediate section also being provided with a first opening for receiving said differential gear; said differential gear including at least one driving axle; said axle being received within said first opening of said intermediate section, and being supported within said transmission case between said upper section and said intermediate section; said intermediate section further including a second opening, adjacent the junction of said lower section with said intermediate section, for receiving said speed reduction gears; said speed reduction gears including a plurality of gear shafts being received within said second opening and being supported within said transmission case between said intermediate case and said lower case, wherein said differential gear includes two driving axles; said axles projecting laterally from said transmission case between said upper section and said intermediate section; and bearings mounted on the inner surface of said upper and intermediate sections for supporting said driving axles.

Claim 14

A traveling transmission for a light tractor or the like comprising; a transmission case housing a differential gear and a plurality of speed reduction gears; said transmission case having an inner surface and an outer surface and being divided horizontally into three sections, an upper section, an intermediate section located below said upper section, and a lower section located below said intermediate section, wherein said transmission case sections are joined together; an outer surface of said intermediate section being provided, adjacent the junction of said upper section with said intermediate section, with a hydro-static transmission system, said intermediate section also being provided with a first opening for receiving said differential gear; said differential gear including at least one driving axle; said axle being received within said first opening of said intermediate section, and being supported within said transmission case between said upper section and said intermediate section; said intermediate section further including a second opening, adjacent the junction of said lower section with said intermediate section, for receiving said speed reduction gears; said speed reduction gears including a plurality of gear shafts being received within said second opening and being supported within said transmission case between said intermediate case and said lower case, wherein said differential gear includes two driving axles; said axles projecting laterally from said transmission case between said upper section and said intermediate section; and bearings mounted on the inner surface of said upper and intermediate sections for supporting said driving axles.

Claim 15

A traveling transmission, as recited in claim 12 further comprising: a lubricant, wherein said upper section and said intermediate section further comprise means projecting inwardly from the inner surface thereof, towards said driving axles, to maintain said lubricant in a predetermined area of said transmission case.

Claim 16

A traveling transmission, as recited in claim 13, wherein said means to maintain said lubricant further comprises: two band-like projections extending radially inward from opposite inner surfaces of said upper section and said intermediate section, to form a lubricant reservoir edge about the radius of said driving axles.