Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for folding an agricultural machine with a floating work tool
- Patent Title (中): 用浮动工具折叠农机的系统
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Application No.: US11928082Application Date: 2007-10-30
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Publication No.: US07658056B2Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Kent L. Thompson , Shane A. Bollinger , Stuart Gene Van Donselaar
- Applicant: Kent L. Thompson , Shane A. Bollinger , Stuart Gene Van Donselaar
- Applicant Address: US IA Pella
- Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
- Current Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Pella
- Agency: Sturm & Fix LLP
- Main IPC: A01D34/00
- IPC: A01D34/00

Abstract:
A drive system for agricultural implements having at least one floating head and a tongue that may be disposed at various angles relative to a longitudinal angle of the implement. Two swivel gearbox assemblies are used, each comprising a first 90° gearbox rigidly attached to the implement and a second 90° gearbox that is permitted to rotate about an axis passing through one of its shafts and one of the first 90° gearbox's shaft. Because the tongue angle is variable, the drive shafts for driving the implement must take on a plurality of angles. The swiveling gearbox assemblies allow variable angles at the tongue and at the header.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090107096A1 Drive System for an Agricultural Machine with a Floating Work Tool Public/Granted day:2009-04-30
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