Brian L Potter

US Patent:

8387727, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Sep 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/875437

Inventors:

Brian J. Potter - Cedar Falls IA, US
Christopher A. Bering - Dike IA, US
Lee R. Rients - Parkersburg IA, US
Charles N. Warren - Cedar Falls IA, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B60K 17/28

US Classification:

180 537, 180 681, 474148

Abstract:

A vehicle front drive assembly includes a housing supporting a plurality of belt driven pulleys, including an input pulley driven by an engine of the vehicle, a first driveshaft, a front PTO drive, and a second driveshaft. The first driveshaft can be connected directly between the engine and the input pulley. The front PTO drive has a housing rotatably supporting an input member, an auxiliary drive member and a PTO driveshaft, and enclosing a PTO transmission. A second driveshaft can be coupled between the engine and the auxiliary drive member. The first driveshaft is removable from the assembly when the second driveshaft and the front PTO drive are connected between the engine and the input pulley. The second driveshaft and the front PTO drive are removable from the assembly when the first driveshaft is connected between the engine and the input pulley.

US Patent:

20120058850, Mar 8, 2012

Filed:

Sep 3, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/875780

Inventors:

Brian J. Potter - Cedar Falls IA, US
Christopher A. Bering - Dike IA, US
Lee R. Rients - Parkersburg IA, US
Charles N. Warren - Cedar Falls IA, US

International Classification:

F16H 7/24

US Classification:

474150

Abstract:

A vehicle front drive assembly includes an auxiliary drive assembly for a vehicle which is driven by an engine which is cooled by a fan. The auxiliary drive assembly includes an input pulley for receiving torque from the engine, a fan drive pulley, a belt engaging the input pulley and the drive pulley and an auxiliary drive housing. The housing supports the belt and has a first opening adapted to receive a torque transmitting member which transmits torque from the engine to the input pulley. The housing has a second opening which receives a fan drive shaft which transmits torque from the fan drive pulley to the fan.