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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew N. Buchmann, Durham, NC (US);
Sean P. Elmore, Clayton, NC (US);
Andrew J. Phy, Apex, NC (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 51/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/82 (2006.01); F16D 49/00 (2006.01); F16D 65/28 (2006.01); F16C 1/10 (2006.01); F16D 121/16 (2012.01); F16D 125/60 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/828 (2013.01); F16D 49/00 (2013.01); F16D 65/28 (2013.01); F16C 1/106 (2013.01); F16D 2121/16 (2013.01); F16D 2125/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower spindle brake disengagement mechanism includes belt driven pulleys on spindles supported by a rotary mower deck, brakes adjacent the pulleys, each of the brakes on a pivot arm biased to a brake engaged position, and a plurality of Bowden cables, each Bowden cable connected between one of the pivot arms and a single lever that may be pivoted to retract the Bowden cables to move the brakes on the pivot arms to a brake disengaged position.