公开(公告)号：US11040617B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16778192

申请日：2020-01-31

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Zekarias W. Yohannes ,  Matthew Wilson ,  David A. Smith ,  Chris L. Normand

IPC: B60K6/00 ,  B60K17/16 ,  B60K5/12

Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.

公开(公告)号：US20230356585A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18351789

申请日：2023-07-13

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Zekarias W. Yohannes ,  Matthew Wilson ,  David A. Smith ,  Chris L. Normand

IPC: B60K17/16 ,  B60K5/12

CPC classification number: B60K17/16 ,  B60K5/12

Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.

公开(公告)号：US20200164739A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16778192

申请日：2020-01-31

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Zekarias W. Yohannes ,  Matthew Wilson ,  David A. Smith ,  Chris L. Normand

IPC: B60K17/16 ,  B60K5/12

Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.

公开(公告)号：US20210268900A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-02

申请号：US17324725

申请日：2021-05-19

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Zekarias W. Yohannes ,  Matthew Wilson ,  David A. Smith ,  Chris L. Normand

IPC: B60K17/16 ,  B60K5/12

Abstract: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.

公开(公告)号：US10889173B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16411617

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: Textron Inc.

Inventor： Zekarias W. Yohannes ,  Matthew Wilson ,  David A. Smith ,  Chris L. Normand

IPC: B60K5/00 ,  B60K5/04 ,  F16H57/025 ,  B60K17/04 ,  B60K5/12 ,  F16H57/02

Abstract: A transaxle system for a golf car, wherein the system comprises a transaxle and a matting interface. The transaxle comprises a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to at least one axle tube of the golf car, wherein the at least one axle tube houses at least one wheel axle, and the transaxle is operably couplable to the at least one wheel axle. The transaxle additionally comprising a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mating interface is mountable to the transaxle mounting collar, and is structured and operable to have an integrated internal combustion engine-transmission unit of the golf car mounted thereto.