Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Narrow four-bar linkage for suspending a wide header for an agricultural implement
- Patent Title (中): 狭窄的四杆连接,用于悬挂农用工具的宽头
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Application No.: US13116639Application Date: 2011-05-26
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Publication No.: US08118533B2Publication Date: 2012-02-21
- Inventor: Kent L Thompson , Shane A Bollinger , Rustin V Bentzinger
- Applicant: Kent L Thompson , Shane A Bollinger , Rustin V Bentzinger
- Applicant Address: US IA Pella
- Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Pella
- Agency: Sturm & Fix LLP
- Main IPC: B65F3/00
- IPC: B65F3/00 ; B65F1/00

Abstract:
A suspension system for towed agricultural implements having at least one floating head of a first width suspended by a four-bar linkage of a second width wherein the first width is much greater than the second width. The floating head is permitted to float to accommodate variations in ground surface elevation in a lateral or transverse direction. By permitting the floating head to float, a more consistent cutting height is realized when ground surface elevation varies in a transverse direction. A main frame is provided to which the ground engaging wheels are attached. A sub-frame is connected to the main frame via the four-bar linkage. The sub-frame is pivotally attached to the arms of the four-bar linkage by spherical bearings.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110219739A1 Four-Bar Linkage for Suspending a Header for an Agricultural Implement Public/Granted day:2011-09-15
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