Two stage moldboard rail cleaner
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsScott W. Zimmerman, Dustin T. Staade, Joseph Fochs
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Abstract
A moldboard rail cleaner for removing debris from a rail of a work machine having a tilt frame housing defining a first cavity. The work machine has a wear insert positioned within the first cavity and adapted to slide along the rail as the rail moves along a rail axis. Further, a sub-housing may be coupled to the tilt frame housing and define a second cavity. Finally, a wiper is disposed at least partially within the second cavity, the sub-housing configured to bias the wiper into contact with the rail.
Claims19
A moldboard rail cleaner for removing debris from a rail of a work machine, comprising:
- a frame housing defining a first cavity;
- a wear insert positioned within the first cavity and adapted to slide along the rail;
- a sub-housing coupled to the frame housing and defining a second cavity;
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- a wiper disposed at least partially within the second cavity, the sub-housing configured to bias the wiper into contact with the rail;
- wherein, the sub-housing comprises a lip that protrudes from the sub-housing, the lip sloping downwardly away from the sub-housing and towards the rail.
A moldboard assembly of a work machine, comprising:
- a moldboard adapted to be coupled to the machine for performing a work function, the moldboard including at least one rail that defines a rail axis;
- a frame housing coupled to the rail and defining a first cavity, a first side, and a second side;
- a wear insert disposed within the first cavity and in contact with the rail;
- a sub-housing coupled to the first side of the frame housing, the sub-housing defining a sub-housing cavity;
- a lip integrally formed in the sub-housing and sloping away from the sub-housing and towards the at least one rail;
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- a wiper disposed at least partially within the sub-housing cavity, the wiper positioned in contact with the rail;
- wherein, the wear insert, sub-housing, and wiper are positioned along the rail for removing debris and contaminants therefrom.
A frame housing assembly for coupling a rail of a moldboard assembly, comprising:
- a rail axis defined through the rail;
- an apply axis defined perpendicular to the rail axis;
- a frame mount defining a first cavity;
- a wear insert sized to fit at least partially within the first cavity;
- an adjusting mechanism coupled to the frame mount and configured to apply a first force on the wear insert along the apply axis;
- a sub-housing coupled to an end of the frame mount and defining a second cavity;
- a wiper sized to be positioned at least partially within the second cavity and movable about the apply axis;
- a biasing member positioned between the wiper and the sub-housing and configured to apply a second force on the wiper along the apply axis;
- wherein, the first force is independently adjustable relative to the second force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.