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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Dwayne B. Watt, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Randall L. Long, Coffeyville, KS (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An implement drive system is provided for an implement towed by a prime mover vehicle in a work vehicle train. The system includes an axle arrangement and an auxiliary power unit. The auxiliary power unit includes an electric motor; a planetary gear set receiving rotational input from the electric motor and providing a rotational output with a decreased rotational speed and an increased torque relative to the rotational input; and a disconnect device having an output configured to be coupled to the axle arrangement. The disconnect device is movable to a first position in which the disconnect device transfers the rotational output from the planetary gear set to the axle arrangement such the rotational input drives the wheels of the implement. The disconnect device is movable to a second position in which the disconnect device decouples the axle arrangement from the rotational input of the electric motor.