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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 06, 2024
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Douglas S. Base, Ankeny, IA (US);

Richard T. Hurban, Cedar Falls, IA (US);

Sachin W. Pawar, Pune, IN;

Assignee:

DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 67/04 (2006.01); F01M 9/00 (2006.01); F01M 11/02 (2006.01); F16H 57/04 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B 67/04 (2013.01); F01M 9/00 (2013.01); F01M 11/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

An internal combustion engine and a gear shaft includes a first axial side, a second axial side opposite from the first axial side, a radially outer surface, a gear interface at the radially outer surface, a central passageway extending axially from the first axial side to an internal junction, an upper passageway extending radially upward from the internal junction to the gear interface, and a cavity disposed radially below the internal junction, extending radially downward, terminating between the internal junction and the gear interface, and configured to receive debris conveyed with the lubricant.


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