Work vehicle having an intake cleaning system with an alignment mechanism
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsNathan R. Vandike, Megan L. Winchell
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Abstract
A cleaning apparatus of a work machine for cleaning debris from a screen mounted to a door of an engine cooling assembly. The cleaning apparatus includes a duct extending along the screen and along a first side of the door. The duct includes a duct end located at the door. A vacuum assembly is configured to draw a vacuum through the duct, wherein the vacuum assembly is detachably connected with the duct end. An alignment mechanism includes an aligner that extends from the duct to a frame of the work machine. The alignment mechanism aligns the duct end with the vacuum assembly to provide a seal between the duct and the vacuum.
Claims20
A cleaning apparatus for cleaning debris from a screen mounted to a door of an engine cooling assembly of a work machine having a machine frame, the cleaning apparatus including:
- a duct extending along the screen and a first side of the door, the duct having a first end located on the first side of the door and a duct terminating end located at a second side of the door;
- a vacuum assembly configured to draw a vacuum through the duct and through the door and being detachably connected with the duct terminating end;
- an alignment mechanism operatively connected to the door, wherein the alignment mechanism aligns the duct terminating end with the vacuum assembly when the door moves from an open position to a closed position.
A work vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body including a vehicle frame and a door having a first side and a second side, the door movably coupled to the vehicle frame;
- a cooling system, to generate a flow of air, including a screen, the screen coupled to the door to collect debris from the flow of air;
- a duct extending along the screen and the first side of the door, the duct having a first end located on the first side of the door and a duct terminating end located at one of the door or at the second side of the door;
- a vacuum assembly, located on the second side of the door, the vacuum assembly configured to draw a vacuum and being detachably connected with the duct terminating end;
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- an alignment mechanism operatively connected to the door, wherein the alignment mechanism aligns the duct terminating end with the vacuum assembly when the door moves from an open position to a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.