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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Josean J. Martinez, Raleigh, NC (US);
Mark C. Jonak, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); B62D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/006 (2013.01); B62D 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering arm return to neutral mechanism for a steering arm pivotable on a shaft between a forward drive position and a reverse drive position. A torsion spring around the shaft has a first leg providing a spring force against a pin extending from the steering arm to pivot the steering arm from the forward drive position back to a neutral position, and a second leg providing a spring force against the pin to pivot the steering arm from the reverse drive position back to the neutral position. A stationary plate is positioned between the first leg and the second leg of the torsion spring.