Shawn Robert Simons

Title: Shawn Robert Simons: Mechanical and Vehicle-Track Inventions.

Introduction

Shawn Robert Simons is an inventor associated with Cedar Falls, Iowa, and Deere & Company. His work includes inventions for controlling a vehicle hitch and protecting tracked-vehicle components from debris. His patent portfolio includes 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Simons’s listed patents address practical mechanical challenges in agricultural and tracked vehicles.

- **Mechanical hitch control unit.** This invention describes a mechanical system that controls a vehicle hitch using draft-force and hitch-position inputs. Cams and levers interact with a hitch valve actuator, while a cable transmits the draft-force signal. The design also describes a housing with a removable side plate, allowing the assembled components to be installed through an opening.

- **Cutter bar pivot attachment.** This invention provides a debris-cutting knife near the drive wheel and endless track of a tracked vehicle. The knife is attached with fasteners designed to shear under a selected force, allowing the knife to pivot out of the way when it encounters tough debris. This helps protect the wheel and track while keeping the knife and fasteners serviceable with inexpensive replacement parts.

Career Highlights

Simons’s listed inventions focus on mechanical systems that support vehicle operation and durability. The hitch-control design coordinates draft force and hitch position, while the cutter-bar attachment offers a protective response to debris near a tracked vehicle’s wheel and track.

Collaborations

Simons is associated with Deere & Company. His listed coworkers include Norman E. Muzzy and David Leo Sigl.

Conclusion

Shawn Robert Simons’s two listed patents reflect practical engineering aimed at improving hitch control and protecting tracked vehicles from debris-related damage.