Abstract: A transmission coupling assembly for absorbing axial and/or angular displacement between an internal combustion engine and a downstream gear train comprises a resilient vibration damper (3;24) secured to the flywheel (1;26). A coupling member (4;23) secured to the vibration damper is rotationally coupled to a coupling shaft (7;21) by means of interlocking splines, the splines (4a) of the coupling member being substantially straight and the splines (5a) of the coupling shaft being crowned or spherically curved. At the other end of the coupling shaft (7;21) a similar splined connection is made to the input shaft (8) of the downstream gear train. Lubrication is provided at the splined connection between the coupling shaft and the input shaft of the gear train, with a Z-cross section seal extending between the coupling shaft and the gearbox casing to prevent leakage of lubricant fluid.

Abstract: In order to maintain the sound emission of a vehicle drive with a hydrostatic drive system within tolerable limits, a hydrostatic drive is supported with respect to a gear box by way of structure-borne noise damping components seated in axial drillings or bores of a larger diameter in the gearbox into which the hydrostatic drive is axially inserted with correspondingly larger cylindrical bearing surfaces. The hydrostatic drive is insertable by way of a closable aperture in the gearbox and is supported in an operative position by rods arranged obliquely to the drive shaft and output shaft of the hydrostatic drive, with the rods being supported at respective ends by way of structure-borne noise damping components inserted in through holes in the gearbox and firmly secured to the casing of the hydrostatic drive.