US 12,063,878 B2
Large sealing lid with slides and lock
Kirk P. Hillard, Davenport, IA (US); and Derryn Pikesh, Geneseo, IL (US)
Assigned to DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US)
Filed by Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/482,551.
Prior Publication US 2023/0104651 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A01C 15/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 15/005 (2013.01) [A01C 23/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. In an agricultural machine having a supply tank with a tank opening, a closure assembly comprising:
a tank opening flange configured to surround the tank opening;
a tank lid operable between an open position and a closed position, the tank lid while in the closed position configured to cover the tank opening, the tank lid while in the open position configured to uncover the tank opening, the tank lid having a first lid flange opposite a second lid flange;
a clevis mechanism operably attached to both of the second lid flange and the tank opening flange to enable the tank lid to pivot about the tank opening flange, wherein the clevis mechanism includes a clevis pin operably engaged with a clevis opening in the tank opening flange such that the clevis pin rotates in the clevis opening, further wherein the clevis opening is configured such that the clevis pin exits the clevis opening when the tank lid is in the open position;
a plurality of sliding mechanisms attached to the tank lid; and
a pair of guides attached to opposite sides of the tank opening flange, each of the pair of guides defines a track opening for receiving the plurality of sliding mechanisms such that the tank lid slides along the track openings of the pair of guides when the tank lid is operated between the open and closed positions.