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US 11,643,155 B2Granted
Idler weight for drive track assembly
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDigvijay A. Bhosale, Samir Mahadik, Benjamin J. Heimbuch
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Abstract
A work machine may include an drive frame, a drivable track coupled to the drive frame, an idler wheel coupled to the drive frame to facilitate movement of the drivable track, and a wheel weight coupleable to the idler wheel. The wheel weight may be coupled to the idler wheel without removing the idler wheel from the drive frame.
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A work machine comprising:
- a drive frame;
- a drivable track coupled to the drive frame;
- an idler wheel coupled to the drive frame;
- and
- a wheel weight removably coupled to the idler wheel;
- wherein the wheel weight includes a central axis and a plurality of wedges arranged about the central axis;
- and
- wherein each wedge of the plurality of wedges includes a radially outer end and a radially inner end that is narrower than the radially outer end and arranged between the central axis and the radially outer end.
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A work machine comprising:
- a drive frame;
- a drivable track coupled to the drive frame;
- an idler wheel coupled to the drive frame;
- an idler wheel hub coupled to:
- (i) the drive frame via a drive shaft, and (ii) to the idler wheel via a first plurality of fasteners;
- and
- a wheel weight removably coupled to the idler wheel via a second plurality of fasteners;
- wherein the idler wheel includes an outer surface having a sloped contour;
- and
- wherein the wheel weight includes an outer surface, an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and a side wall extending between the inner surface and the outer surface at an angle that approximates the sloped contour of the outer surface of the idler wheel.
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A method of adjusting weight distribution for a work machine including an idler wheel secured to a drive frame, the method comprising:
- providing a wheel weight configured to be coupled to the idler wheel, the wheel weight having a plurality of slots and a plurality of apertures formed therein;
- aligning the plurality slots of the wheel weight with a first plurality of fasteners which are securing the idler wheel to the drive frame;
- aligning a second plurality of fasteners with the plurality of apertures formed in the wheel weight and with a plurality of apertures formed in the idler wheel;
- and
- inserting the second plurality of fasteners into the plurality of apertures formed in the wheel weight and into the plurality of apertures formed in the idler wheel to fasten the wheel weight to the idler wheel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.