IP Library Granted Patent US 11,483,956
Granted Patent B2
US 11,483,956 · App. 16/678,345 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Agricultural tractor with combined support for hitch and anti-roll systems

Inventors: Shane M. Scott (Bolingbrook, IL); Lucas Koch (St. Louis Park, MN); Lorenzo Gomez (Schiller Park, IL); Rajeshwar Adupala (Naperville, IL)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
A01B59/066B60D1/465B62D49/065B62D49/08
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Patent No.
US 11,483,956
App. No.
16/678,345
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A work vehicle includes: a chassis; a cab comprising a frame carried by the chassis; a support structure carried by the chassis; a hitch system directly coupled to the support structure and including a pair of lift arms, each of the lift arms being pivotably coupled to the support structure; and an anti-roll system including an anti-roll bar coupled to the frame of the cab and directly coupled to the support structure such that the support structure simultaneously supports both the hitch system and the anti-roll system. A combined hitch and anti-roll system that includes the support structure, hitch system, and anti-roll system and may be removably mounted to a vehicle is also disclosed.

Claims (20)

1. A combined hitch and anti-roll system for a work vehicle, comprising:

a support structure configured for removably mounting to the work vehicle, the support structure comprising a pair of spaced apart supports coupled to one another;

a hitch system directly coupled to the support structure and comprising a pair of lift arms, each of the lift arms being pivotably coupled to a respective one of the supports of the support structure; and

an anti-roll system comprising an anti-roll bar directly coupled to the support structure such that the support structure simultaneously supports both the hitch system and the anti-roll system, the anti-roll bar being disposed above both of the supports.

2. The hitch and anti-roll system of claim 1 , wherein the hitch system further comprises a pair of rocker arms, each of the rocker arms being coupled to a respective one of the lift arms and a respective one of the supports.

3. The hitch and anti-roll system of claim 1 , further comprising a bar disposed in a space between the supports and coupling the supports to one another.

4. The hitch and anti-roll system of claim 1 , further comprising a pair of anti-roll brackets coupling the anti-roll bar to the support structure, each of the anti-roll brackets coupling to a respective one of the supports.

5. The hitch and anti-roll system of claim 1 , wherein the hitch system is a three-point hitch system further comprising a top link movably coupled to the support structure.

6. The hitch and anti-roll system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure is configured for mounting to a differential of the work vehicle.

7. A work vehicle, comprising:

a chassis;

a cab comprising a frame carried by the chassis;

a support structure carried by the chassis, the support structure comprising a pair of spaced apart supports coupled to one another;

a hitch system directly coupled to the support structure and comprising a pair of lift arms, each of the lift arms being pivotably coupled to a respective one of the supports of the support structure; and

an anti-roll system comprising an anti-roll bar coupled to the frame of the cab and directly coupled to the support structure such that the support structure simultaneously supports both the hitch system and the anti-roll system, the anti-roll bar being disposed above both of the supports.

8. The work vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the hitch system further comprises a pair of rocker arms, each of the rocker arms being coupled to a respective one of the lift arms and a respective one of the supports.

9. The work vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a bar disposed in a space between the supports and coupling the supports to one another.

10. The work vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a pair of anti-roll brackets coupling the anti-roll bar to the support structure, each of the anti-roll brackets coupling to a respective one of the supports.

11. The work vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the hitch system is a three-point hitch system further comprising a top link movably coupled to the support structure.

12. The work vehicle of claim 7 , further comprising a differential carried by the chassis, the support structure being mounted to the differential.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 064228/0867 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2023
From: SCOTT, SHANE M.; KOCH, LUCAS; GOMEZ, LORENZO; ADUPALA, RAJESHWAR
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 062815/0843 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62758538 · Nov 10, 2018
Related Publication 20200146198A1 · May 14, 2020