# US 11,306,459 B2 · Accessory mounting system for a work vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,306,459 B2 - Document ID: US11306459B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/707,573 - Filed: 2019-12-09 - Published: 2020-04-16 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2016-12-28 - Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC - Applicants: CNH Industrial America LLC - Inventors: Richard Carter Eckrote; Alexander Fey; Brady Lewis - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306459B2 ## CPC - E02F 3/7604: {Combinations of scraper blades with soil loosening tools working independently of scraper blades (soil loosening attachments fixed on blades E02F3/8152, E02F3/8155)} - E02F 3/627: Devices to connect beams or arms to tractors or similar self-propelled machines, {e.g. drives therefor (connection of beams or booms or arms to the frame per se E02F3/382; connection of scraper bowls to the vehicle main body E02F3/653; connecting devices for agriculture tractors A01B59/06)} - E02F 5/32: Rippers {(E02F5/106 takes precedence, ripper or scarifying teeth mounted on blades E02F3/8152; ripper tips E02F9/2875)} - E02F: DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING (winning peat E21C49/00) ## Abstract An accessory mounting system for a work vehicle includes a first mount extending from a lateral side of a body of the work vehicle, in which the first mount is configured to couple to a first end of a rotatable component to rotatably couple the rotatable component to the body of the work vehicle. Further, the accessory mounting system for includes a cover assembly having a cover, in which the cover assembly is coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, and at least a portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the first mount such that the first end of the rotatable component is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover while the first end of the rotatable component is coupled to the first mount. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An accessory mounting system for a work vehicle, comprising: a tubing system positioned on a lateral side of a body of the work vehicle; and a cover assembly comprising a cover and a deflector, wherein the cover assembly is directly coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, at least a portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the tubing system such that a portion of the tubing system is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover, the deflector is configured to block debris from contacting the tubing system, and the deflector comprises one or more openings configured to receive one or more tubing elements of the tubing system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the tubing system comprises a plurality of hydraulic lines. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, comprising a first mount extending from the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, wherein the first mount is configured to couple to a first end of a rotatable component to rotatably couple the rotatable component to the body of the work vehicle, and the portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the first mount such that the first end of the rotatable component is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover while the first end of the rotatable component is coupled to the first mount. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The accessory mounting system of claim 3, wherein the rotatable component comprises a hydraulic cylinder configured to drive movement of an accessory assembly. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The accessory mounting system of claim 4, wherein the tubing system comprises at least one hydraulic line, and the at least one hydraulic line is fluidly coupled to the hydraulic cylinder. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The accessory mounting system of claim 3, wherein the cover assembly comprises a second mount configured to mount to the first end of the rotatable component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The accessory mounting system of claim 3, wherein the rotatable component comprises an arm of an accessory assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the deflector is positioned forward of the portion of the tubing system relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the deflector supports the tubing system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The accessory mounting system of claim 1, wherein the portion of the cover is substantially flat, and the cover comprises an angled section extending laterally outward from the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle to the portion of the cover. ### Claim 11 A work vehicle, comprising: a tubing system positioned on a lateral side of a body of the work vehicle; and a cover assembly directly coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, wherein the cover assembly comprises: a cover, wherein at least a portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the tubing system such that a first portion of the tubing system is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover; and a deflector configured to block debris from contacting the tubing system, wherein the deflector comprises one or more openings configured to receive one or more tubing elements of the tubing system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The work vehicle of claim 11, wherein the deflector supports the tubing system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The work vehicle of claim 11, wherein the deflector is directly coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and to the cover to form an enclosure enclosing a second portion of the tubing system, and the second portion of the tubing system is positioned on an opposite side of the deflector from the first portion of the tubing system. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The work vehicle of claim 11, wherein the deflector is positioned forward of the first portion of the tubing system relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The work vehicle of claim 11, wherein the deflector comprises a plate following a forward edge of the cover, and the plate is coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The work vehicle of claim 11, comprising a first mount extending from the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, wherein the first mount is configured to couple to a first end of a rotatable component to rotatably couple the rotatable component to the body of the work vehicle, and the portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the first mount such that the first end of the rotatable component is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover while the first end of the rotatable component is coupled to the first mount. ### Claim 17 A cover assembly for a work vehicle, comprising: a cover configured to couple to a lateral side of a body of the work vehicle, wherein at least a portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from a tubing system such that a portion of the tubing system is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover, and a deflector configured to couple to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, wherein the deflector is configured to block debris from contacting the tubing system, and the deflector comprises one or more openings configured to receive one or more tubing elements of the tubing system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The cover assembly of claim 17, wherein the deflector is configured to directly coupled to the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, the deflector is directly coupled to the cover, the cover and the deflector form a portion of an enclosure enclosing a second portion of the tubing system, and the second portion of the tubing system is positioned on an opposite side of the deflector from the portion of the tubing system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The cover assembly of claim 17, comprising a first mount configured to extend from the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle, wherein the first mount is configured to couple to a first end of a rotatable component to rotatably couple the rotatable component to the body of the work vehicle, and the portion of the cover is positioned laterally outward from the first mount such that the first end of the rotatable component is disposed between the lateral side of the body of the work vehicle and the portion of the cover while the first end of the rotatable component is coupled to the first mount. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The cover assembly of claim 17, wherein the deflector is positioned forward of the portion of the tubing system relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle.