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US 7,089,644 · App. 10/897,773 · Granted Aug 15, 2006

Method for manufacturing transaxles

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Patent No.
US 7,089,644
App. No.
10/897,773
Granted
Aug 15, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a plurality of left hand control hydrostatic transaxles and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles. The method includes the steps of: providing a plurality of substantially identical axle modules; providing a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles, and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles; attaching the plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules to a first quantity of the plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles; and attaching the plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules to a second quantity of the plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles. In one form of the invention, the transmission module is aligned with the axle module by piloting the output means of the motor of a hydrostatic transmission module to the input drive of a reduction gear train of the transmission module.

Claims (5)

1. A method of manufacturing a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles, comprising the steps of:

providing a plurality of substantially identical axle modules;

providing a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles, and a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules adapted to connect to respective axle modules to form right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles;

attaching said plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules to a first quantity of said plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of left hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles; and

attaching said plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transmission modules a second quantity of said plurality of substantially identical axle modules to form a plurality of right hand controlled hydrostatic transaxles.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2009
From: TECUMSEHPOWER COMPANY
To: HUSQVARNA CONSUMER OUTDOOR PRODUCTS, N.A., INC.
Reel/Frame 022473/0473 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 29, 2008
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY; TECUMSEH INVESTMENTS, INC.; DOUGLAS HOLDINGS, INC.; CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; EUROMOTOR, INC.; MANUFACTURING DATA SYSTEMS, INC.; M.P. PUMPS, INC.; LITTLE GIANT PUMP COMPANY; TECUMSEH COMPRESSOR COMPANY; EVERGY, INC.; TECUMSEH PUMP COMPANY; TECUMSEH CANADA HOLDING COMPANY; TECUMSEH AUTO, INC., FORMERLY FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC.; TECUMSEH DO BRASIL USA, LLC; HAYTON PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; VON WEISE GEAR COMPANY; TECUMSEH POWER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020582/0023 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 29, 2008
From: TECUMSEH POWER COMPANY
To: WELLS FARGO FOOTHILL, LLC
Reel/Frame 020431/0127 →
PARTIAL RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2008
From: CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.
To: TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY; CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; EUROMOTOR, INC.; MANUFACTURING DATA SYSTEMS, INC.; M.P. PUMPS, INC.; LITTLE GIANT PUMP COMPANY; TECUMSEH COMPRESSOR COMPANY; EVERGY, INC.; TECUMSEH PUMP COMPANY; TECUMSEH CANADA HOLDING COMPANY; TECUMSEH AUTO, INC., FORMERLY FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC.; TECUMSEH DO BRASIL USA, LLC; HAYTON PROPERTY COMPANY, LLC; TECUMSEH TRADING COMPANY; VON WEISE GEAR COMPANY; TECUMSEH POWER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020417/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2007
From: TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
To: TECUMSEH POWER COMPANY
Reel/Frame 020196/0612 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 6, 2006
From: FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC; TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
To: CITICORP USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 018590/0460 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2006
From: TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY; CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TECUMSEH TRADING COMPANY; EVERGY, INC.; FASCO INDUSTRIES, INC.; LITTLE GIANT PUMP COMPANY; MANUFACTURING DATA SYSTEMS, INC.; M.P. PUMPS, INC.; TECUMSEH CANADA HOLDING COMPANY; TECUMSEH COMPRESSOR COMPANY; TECUMSEH POWER COMPANY; TECUMSEH PUMP COMPANY; VON WEISE GEAR COMPANY; EUROMOTOT, INC.; HAYTON PROPERTY COMPANY LLC; TECUMSEH DO BRASIL USA, LLC
To: CITICORP USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 017606/0644 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 15, 2005
From: TECUMSEH PRODUCTS COMPANY
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 016641/0380 →