Patent ID: 11884150
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tandem wheel assembly for a work vehicle having a chassis and wheels, the tandem wheel assembly comprising:
a tandem wheel housing defining a center opening extending along a pivot axis and first and second wheel end openings extending along associated wheel end axes, the tandem wheel housing being pivotally mounted to the chassis about the pivot axis, the pivot axis and the wheel end axes being parallel to each other, and each said wheel end axis being spaced longitudinally on opposite sides of the pivot axis, wherein the tandem wheel housing includes an inboard wall, an outboard wall, and a cover fixedly attached to an exterior surface of the inboard wall;
a center drive member disposed within the tandem wheel housing and rotatable with respect to the tandem wheel housing around the pivot axis;
first and second wheel end assemblies, each said wheel end assembly disposed at one of the wheel end openings and including:
an input shaft mounted for rotation within the tandem wheel housing and extending through an opening in the inboard wall,
a wheel end drive member mounted on the input shaft for rotation therewith,
a wheel end gear train coupled to the input shaft,
an output shaft coupled to the wheel end gear train and rotatable along the wheel end axis, and
a wheel end hub coupled to the output shaft for supporting one of the wheels;

a coupler between each wheel end drive member and the center drive member, wherein each wheel end drive member is driven by the center drive member; and
a brake assembly coupled to the input shaft of at least one of the first wheel end assembly or the second wheel end assembly between the inboard wall and the cover.