US 12,102,022 B2
Dual-direction tiller/cultivator
Robert John Ruppel, Cumberland, WI (US); Matthew Michael Oestreich, Cumberland, WI (US); and Noah William Marach, Rice Lake, WI (US)
Assigned to ARDISAM, INC., Cumberland, WI (US)
Filed by ARDISAM, INC., Cumberland, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/725,657.
Prior Publication US 2021/0185873 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A01B 33/08 (2006.01); A01B 33/02 (2006.01); F16H 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 33/082 (2013.01) [A01B 33/021 (2013.01); F16H 1/06 (2013.01); F16H 2712/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tiller comprising
a motor,
one or more tines carried by a rotatable tine shaft, and
a driveline assembly operatively connecting the motor to the tine shaft, the driveline assembly comprising:
an input shaft connected to the motor, the motor configured to provide rotational force to the input shaft;
a beveled input pinion connected to the input shaft;
a first bevel gear cluster engaged with the beveled input pinion;
a second bevel gear cluster engaged with the beveled input pinion; and
a wheel shaft carrying one or more wheels, wherein the first bevel gear cluster and the second bevel gear cluster each idle on the wheel shaft and wherein the first bevel gear cluster counter-rotates relative to the second bevel gear cluster.