US 12,403,868 B2
Work vehicle with exterior debris removal system
Kenneth McCabe, Romeoville, IL (US); and Sean Steuck, Greendale, WI (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/091,636.
Prior Publication US 2024/0217486 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B60S 1/66 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01)
CPC B60S 1/66 (2013.01) [F01N 13/002 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/221 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A work vehicle, comprising:
a chassis;
an engine carried by the chassis and comprising an outlet;
a cab carried by the chassis, the cab comprising a plurality of walls and a door movably coupled to at least one of the walls, the walls and the door together enclosing a cab interior, the door being movable between a closed position and an open position;
a pressurized fluid source carried by the chassis and configured to output pressurized fluid, wherein the pressurized fluid source comprises an exhaust treatment system comprising a catalytic reducer that is coupled to the outlet and configured to produce cleaned exhaust gas from engine exhaust gas emitted by the engine; and
at least one nozzle disposed outside the cab interior, directed at an area adjacent to the door, and fluidly couplable to the pressurized fluid source such that the pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source is directed towards the area adjacent to the door by the at least one nozzle to remove debris adjacent to the door, wherein the exhaust treatment system further comprises a clean exhaust that is fluidly coupled to the at least one nozzle and is configured to exhaust the cleaned exhaust gas to the atmosphere.