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US 2014/0209186 A1Published application
Multicoupler blowoff
AssigneeDeere & Copmpany
InventorsPaul D. Marvin, Nathaniel V. Silver
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Abstract
A hydraulic coupler (100) includes a first coupling (102) and the second coupling (106) and further includes a fluid cavity (144) defined in a second support (108) for the second coupling (106) configured to eject fluid and clean at least one of the first coupling (102) and the second coupling (106) as the first coupling (102) and the second coupling (106) are mutually engaged.
Claims19
A hydraulic coupler (100) comprising:
- a first coupling (102) mounted in a first support (104);
- a second coupling (106) mounted in a second support (108);
- wherein the first support further comprises a cleaning actuator (110);
- wherein the second support (108) further defines a fluid conduit (144), the fluid conduit (144) defining an actuator opening (146) configured to receive the cleaning actuator (110), the fluid conduit (144) further defining an aperture (148, 150, 152, 162) that is disposed to direct fluid ejected from the fluid conduit (144) against at least one of the first coupling (102) or the second coupling (106) or both the first coupling (102) and the second coupling (106).
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