Telescopic shaft shielding with quick connect assembly
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsJavier Jose Perez Ramirez, Thomas Rohlfing, Gregory S. McCunn
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Abstract
A shield assembly for a shaft includes a first tubular section having a first end and a second end and a second tubular section having a first end and a second end. The first and second tubular sections are each hollow receiving the shaft. The first tubular section includes a first outer diameter and the second tubular section includes a second outer diameter, the first outer diameter being greater than the second outer diameter. The first tubular section and the second tubular section are telescopically coupled to one another where the second tubular section is movably disposed at least partially within the first tubular section.
Claims20
A shield assembly for a shaft, comprising:
- a first tubular section comprising a first body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a first hollow channel therethrough from the first end to the second end for receiving the shaft;
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- a second tubular section comprising a second body having a first end and a second end, the body defining a second hollow channel therethrough from the first end to the second end for receiving the shaft;
- wherein, the first tubular section comprises a first outer diameter and the second tubular section comprises a second outer diameter, the first outer diameter being greater than the second outer diameter;
- further wherein, the first tubular section and the second tubular section are telescopically coupled to one another where the second tubular section is movably disposed at least partially within the first tubular section.
A shaft shielding assembly for a work machine having a frame, comprising:
- a bracket configured to be coupled to the frame, the bracket comprising a shaft opening for receiving a shaft along a shaft axis, where the bracket further forms a plurality of slots each of which is radially spaced from one another relative to the shaft axis;
- a first shield coupler comprising a plurality of tabs protruding therefrom and including a retaining portion;
- a second shield coupler comprising a plurality of tabs protruding therefrom and including a retaining portion;
- wherein, the plurality of slots comprises a first set of slots and a second set of slots;
- wherein, the first shield coupler is coupled to the first set of slots in a quick-connect manner, and the second shield coupler is coupled to the second set of slots in a quick-connect manner.
A method of installing a shaft to a machine having a frame and a power-generating mechanism, comprising:
- providing a first tubular section, a second tubular section, a first bracket, a second bracket, a first shield coupler, and a second shield coupler;
- forming a tubular assembly by telescopically coupling the first and second tubular sections to one another;
- inserting the shaft into the tubular assembly such that the shaft is at least partly surrounded by the first and second tubular sections;
- coupling the first shield coupler to the first bracket via a quick-connect connection, where the first bracket is mounted to the frame;
- coupling the second shield coupler to the second bracket via a quick-connect connection, where the second bracket is mounted to the frame spaced from the first bracket;
- coupling the tubular assembly to the first and second shield couplers via quick-connect connections;
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- installing the shaft to the work machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.