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US 8,573,345 B2Granted
Ground level servicing of large work vehicles
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsGregory K. Werner, Daniel J. Schuller, John M. Chesterman, Denis J. Montocchio, Karl G. Heine
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Abstract
A work vehicle includes a chassis, an engine compartment and an engine. The engine compartment is carried by the chassis and defined by a plurality of upstanding walls, one of which includes an openable access panel. The engine is carried by the chassis and includes a plurality of service points positioned inside and adjacent to the access panel for servicing the engine by a person positioned outside the access panel.
Claims16
A work vehicle, comprising:
- an articulating chassis;
- an engine compartment carried by said chassis and defined by a plurality of upstanding walls, one of said walls including an openable access panel located at a single side of said engine compartment;
- and
- an engine carried by said chassis and having a set of service points which are positioned inside said engine compartment between said access panel and said engine;
- wherein said service points provide all operator service functions for said engine, including service points for said engine associated with vehicle components located remotely from said engine compartment.
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A method of servicing a work vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- opening an access panel of an engine compartment carried by an articulating chassis of the vehicle, said access panel being located at a single side of said engine compartment;
- accessing an engine in the engine compartment through the access panel, said engine having a set of service points associated with servicing of said engine which are positioned inside said engine compartment between said engine and said access panel;
- and
- servicing the engine through the access panel at one or more of said plurality of service points;
- wherein said service points provide all operator service functions for said engine, including service points for said engine that are associated with vehicle components located remotely from said engine compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.