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US 2022/0087100 A1Published application
Mower deck transport lock
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsJorge Cavazos Garcia, Maxwell G. Anderson, Sebastian Baena, Wesley E. Clontz
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Abstract
A mower deck transport lock for a parallelogram lift linkage supporting a mower deck at any of a plurality of cutting heights where a striker plate contacts a height of cut selection knob. A transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate only at a transport height above the plurality of cutting heights. A transport lock indicator is activated when the transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate.
Claims12
A mower deck transport lock, comprising:
- a striker plate sliding into a height of cut selection bracket and supporting a mower deck at a plurality of different height of cut positions corresponding to the position of the striker plate;
- a transport bracket riding on the striker plate and pivoting into engagement with the striker plate when the striker plate is at a transport position above the plurality of different height of cut positions;
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- a transport lock indicator connected to the transport bracket and extending out through a body panel when the transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate.
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A mower deck transport lock, comprising:
- a transport bracket moving into engagement with a striker plate to hold a mower deck at a transport position;
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- a transport lock indicator adjacent an operator seat that is activated when the mower deck is at the transport position, and deactivated using a foot pedal to raise the mower deck and the transport lock indicator to move the transport bracket to disengage the striker plate.
A mower deck transport lock, comprising:
- a parallelogram lift linkage supporting a mower deck at any of a plurality of cutting heights where a striker plate contacts a height of cut selection knob;
- a transport bracket pivoting into engagement with the striker plate only at a transport height above the plurality of cutting heights;
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- a transport lock indicator is activated when the transport bracket pivots into engagement with the striker plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.