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Patent No.:

US 10701866 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2018

Drive system for intermittent rotation output

Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Eric R. Lang, Newhall, IA (US);

Darin L. Roth, Batavia, IA (US);

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorney:

Klintworth & Rozenblat IP LLP

Primary Examiner:

David J Hlavka

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

F16D 11/14 (2006.01); F16D 23/12 (2006.01); A01F 15/08 (2006.01); A01F 15/04 (2006.01); B65B 13/26 (2006.01); F16H 55/20 (2006.01); A01D 59/04 (2006.01); A01D 69/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/28 (2006.01); F16D 43/26 (2006.01); F16D 43/202 (2006.01); A01D 69/08 (2006.01); A01F 15/00 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A01F 15/0858 (2013.01); A01D 59/04 (2013.01); A01D 69/002 (2013.01); A01D 69/08 (2013.01); A01F 15/00 (2013.01); A01F 15/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/28 (2013.01); B65B 13/26 (2013.01); F16D 11/14 (2013.01); F16D 43/2024 (2013.01); F16D 43/26 (2013.01); F16H 55/20 (2013.01); A01F 2015/0866 (2013.01); F16D 2023/123 (2013.01);

Abstract

An intermittent drive system includes a rotatable output component, a rotating input component with a driving engagement element, a synchronizing ring and a decoupling ring. The synchronizing ring is coupled to the output element to rotate therewith. The synchronizing ring has a driven engagement element configured to selectively engage with the driving engagement element. The synchronizing ring has an alignment feature configured to rotationally align the driving engagement element with the driven engagement element and has a decoupling feature configured to selectively disengage the driving engagement element from the driven engagement element. The decoupling ring is selectively coupled to the input component and has a decoupling feature configured to selectively engage the decoupling feature of the synchronizing ring. The driving engagement element engages the driven engagement element only when both the alignment feature is rotationally oriented to align the driving engagement element with the driven engagement element and the decoupling features are rotationally oriented to allow the driving engagement element to engage the driven engagement element.

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