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US 2018/0093708 A1Published application
Steering axle for self-propelled windrower
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorDaniel J. Soldan
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a windrower that comprises: a dual-path steering system configured to drive a pair of drive wheels in an opposite direction of rotation and in a same direction of rotation during non-overlapping time periods; and a steering axle system configured to actively steer a pair of caster wheels while the dual path steering system drives the pair of drive wheels during each of the non-overlapping time periods.
Claims20
A windrower, comprising:
- a dual-path steering system configured to drive a pair of drive wheels in an opposite direction of rotation and in a same direction of rotation during non-overlapping time periods;
- and
- a steering axle system configured to actively steer a pair of caster wheels while the dual-path steering system drives the pair of drive wheels during each of the non-overlapping time periods.
A steering system, comprising:
- a pair of drive wheels configured to be driven in an opposite direction of rotation and in a same direction of rotation during non-overlapping time periods;
- an axle;
- a pair of rear wheel attachments rotatably coupled to opposing ends of the axle;
- and
- a pair of caster wheels operably coupled to the respective pair of rear wheel attachments, the pair of caster wheels centered beneath the axle.
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A method of steering, the method comprising:
- driving a pair of drive wheels in an opposite direction of rotation during a first period of time and in a same direction of rotation during a second non-overlapping period of time;
- and
- actively steering a pair of caster wheels while driving the pair of drive wheels during the first and second periods of time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.