Plow with blade wing

• US 7,681,337 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2006
• Issued: 03/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Douglas Dynamics LLC
• Original Assignee: Batesville Services Incorporated (Hillenbrand Incorporated)
• Inventors: Watson, Gary E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Will; Thomas B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Mai T
• Application Number:
  US11/333,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20070089325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,526 Days
• Field of Search: 562/31, 562/81, 562/73, 562/74, 562/80
• US Class Current: 37/281
• CPC Class Codes: E01H 5/065 characterised by the form of the snow-plough blade, e.g. flexible, or by snow-plough blade accessories E01H5/061, E01H5/063 take precedence

Abstract

A plow assembly comprises a blade, structure attached to the blade and adapted to be attached to a vehicle for mounting the blade to and supporting the blade from the vehicle, and a wing attached to an end of the blade. The wing has a first portion mounted to the blade for translational movement relative thereto, and a second portion mounted to the first portion for rotational movement relative thereto. An actuator has a cylinder and first and second oppositely movable piston rods. The first piston rod and the cylinder operable to move the first portion of the wing relative to the blade, and the second piston rod and the cylinder are operable to move the second portion of the wing relative to the fist portion of the wing.

Claims

1. A plow assembly comprising:

a blade,

structure attached to said blade and adapted to be attached to a vehicle for mounting said blade to and supporting said blade from the vehicle, and

a wing attached to an end of said blade, said wing having a first snow engaging portion mounted to said blade for translational movement relative to said blade, and a second snow engaging portion mounted to said first portion for rotational movement relative to said first portion, and

an actuator having a cylinder and first and second oppositely movable piston rods, said first piston rod and said cylinder operable to move said first portion of said wing relative to said blade, said second piston rod and said cylinder operable to move said second portion of said wing relative to said first portion of said wing,

said cylinder mounted to said first snow engaging portion of said wing, said first piston rod attached to said blade, said second piston rod pivotally attached to one end of a link, the other end of said link pivotally and slidably attached to said second snow engaging portion of said wing,

wherein said link is a dog leg link, said other end of said link is pivotally attached to a clevis for pivoting about a pivot axis, and said clevis is mounted for sliding movement in a slot in a plate attached to said second snow engaging portion of said wing, said pivot axis being generally parallel to a plane defined by a width and a length of said slot.

2. The plow assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade is a straight blade.

3. The plow assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade is a single hinge V-blade.

4. The plow assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade is a double hinge V-blade.

5. The plow assembly of claim 1 wherein said first portion of said wing is mounted for rolling movement relative to said blade.

6. The plow assembly of claim 5 further including a plurality of rollers mounted to said blade providing the relative rolling movement.

7. The plow assembly of claim 5 further including a plurality of rollers mounted to said first portion of said wing providing the relative rolling movement.

8. The plow assembly of claim 1 wherein said first portion of said wing is mounted for sliding movement relative to said blade.

9. A blade assembly for a plow assembly comprising:

a blade adapted to be mounted to and supported from a vehicle,

a wing attached to an end of said blade, said wing having a first snow engaging portion mounted to said blade for translational movement relative to said blade, and a second snow engaging portion mounted to said first portion for rotational movement relative to said first portion, and

an actuator having a cylinder and first and second oppositely movable piston rods, said first piston rod and said cylinder operable to move said first portion of said wing relative to said blade, said second piston rod and said cylinder operable to move said second portion of said wing relative to said first portion of said wing,

said cylinder mounted to said first snow engaging portion of said wing, said first piston rod attached to said blade, said second piston rod pivotally attached to one end of a link, the other end of said link pivotally and slidably attached to said second snow engaging portion of said wing,

wherein said link is a dog leg link, said other end of said link is pivotally attached to a clevis for pivoting a bout a pivot axis, and said clevis is mounted for sliding movement in a slot in a plate attached to said second snow engaging portion of said wing, said pivot axis being generally parallel to a plane defined by a width and a length of said slot.

10. The blade assembly of claim 9 wherein said blade is a straight blade.

11. The blade assembly of claim 9 wherein said blade is a single hinge V-blade.

12. The blade assembly of claim 9 wherein said blade is a double hinge V-blade.

13. The blade assembly of claim 9 wherein said first portion of said wing is mounted for rolling movement relative to said blade.

14. The blade assembly of claim 13 further including a plurality of rollers mounted to said blade providing the relative rolling movement.

15. The blade assembly of claim 13 further including a plurality of rollers mounted to said first portion of said wing providing the relative rolling movement.

16. The blade assembly of claim 9 wherein said first portion of said wing is mounted for sliding movement relative to said blade.