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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2016
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Bradley C. Dauderman, Dubuque, IA (US);
Marvin D. Van Ee, Eldridge, IA (US);
Zachary R. Sopher, Lynn Center, IL (US);
Steven C. Gibbs, Independence, IA (US);
Donald O. Johannsen, Potosi, WI (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An actuator assembly having an end guide with a first end and a second end, the end guide defining an axis passing through the first and second end, a rod having an outer surface, the rod being movable along the axis through the end guide, a wiper disposed outwardly of the rod and within the end guide, a scraper disposed outwardly of the rod and within the end guide and spaced axially from the wiper towards the second end, a cavity defined between the wiper, the scraper, the outer surface of the rod, and the end guide, and an orifice defined in the end guide between the wiper and the scraper, the orifice defining a flow path for a lubricating fluid to flow into the cavity, wherein, the wiper and the scraper are disposed in contact with the outer surface of the rod for removing debris therefrom.