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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Pilney, West Bend, WI (US);
Richard J. Krummel, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 7/0071 (2013.01); A01C 23/008 (2013.01); A01M 7/0082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deflectable touchdown wheel system for a sprayer boom of an agricultural sprayer is provided that includes a touchdown wheel that deflects transversely when contacting the ground at an angle, damping ground contact impact forces at the sprayer boom reducing reactionary forces such as external steering inputs at the sprayer vehicle.