Wind Or Wheel-axle Operated Patents (Class 454/106)
  • Patent number: 9352782
    Abstract: An axle assembly for an agricultural vehicle that includes an axle configured to be coupled to a wheel. The axle comprises a body and a first arm extending from the body. The body is configured to be disposed within a frame member of the agricultural vehicle and to contact an inner surface of the frame member. Also, the axle is configured to move within the frame member to adjust a distance between the wheel and the frame member, and the first arm is configured to contact a second arm disposed within the frame member to provide structural support to the axle assembly as the axle moves within the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Aaron R. Tollefsrud, Shawn N. Mortenson, Dane M. Kallevig