Axle arrangement for an agricultural baler
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorSven Monbaliu
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Abstract
An axle arrangement for a baler includes a first axle, a second axle, and a pair of elongate members. The first axle has first and second ends. First and second suspension cylinders are positioned at the first and second ends. The first axle is coupled with the chassis. The second axle has first and second ends. First and second suspension cylinders are positioned at the first and second ends to accommodate generally vertical loads. A first elongate member interconnects the first end of the second axle with the first end of the first axle. A second elongate member interconnects the second end of the second axle with the second end of the first axle.
Claims12
An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a main bale chamber carried by the chassis;
- a needle yoke which pivots during operation along an arcuate travel path under the baler;
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- an axle arrangement coupled with the chassis, the axle arrangement comprising:
- a first axle having a first end and a second end, a first suspension cylinder positioned at the first end, and a second suspension cylinder positioned at the second end to accommodate generally vertical loads, the first axle being coupled with the chassis to accommodate generally horizontal loads on the first axle;
- a second axle having a first end and a second end, a first suspension cylinder positioned at the first end, and a second suspension cylinder positioned at the second end to accommodate generally vertical loads;
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- a pair of elongate members interconnecting the second axle with the first axle to accommodate generally horizontal loads on the second axle, the pair of elongate members including a first elongate member and a second elongate member, the first elongate member interconnecting the first end of the second axle with the first end of the first axle, the second elongate member interconnecting the second end of the second axle with the second end of the first axle, and wherein the pair of elongate members is positioned below the travel path of the needle yoke, and the generally horizontal loads from the second axle are transferred to the chassis through the first and second elongate members and the first axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.