Impeller conditioner including a tine device with limited lateral movement
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorJeremy D. Vittetoe
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Abstract
An impeller conditioner for an agricultural mowing machine includes a rotor, an attachment device located on the rotor, a tine device pivotally attached to the rotor between a first end and a second end of the tine device via the attachment device, and a positioning device located on one of the rotor and the attachment device. The positioning device include a tapered portion which restricts the tine device in a first position to have less lateral movement than the tine device in a second position. The first position can be an operational position and the second position can be a non-operational position.
Claims12
An impeller conditioner comprising:
- a rotor;
- an attachment device located on the rotor;
- a tine device pivotally attached to the rotor between a first end and a second end of the tine device via the attachment device;
- a positioning device located on one of the rotor and the attachment device, the positioning device including a tapered portion which restricts the tine device in a first position to have less lateral movement than the tine device in a second position;
- wherein the first position is an operational position with the first end of the tine device being positioned outwardly away from the rotor and the second end of the tine device being positioned near the rotor;
- and
- wherein the second position is a non-operational position with the second end of the tine device being positioned further from the rotor than the operational position.
An agricultural mowing machine comprising:
- a cutter bar;
- an impeller comprising a rotor, an attachment device located on the rotor, a tine device pivotally attached to the rotor between a first end and a second end of the tine device via the attachment device, and a positioning device located on one of the rotor and the attachment device, the positioning device including a tapered portion which restricts the tine device in a first position to have less lateral movement than the tine device in a second position;
- wherein the first position is an operational position with the first end of the tine device being positioned outwardly away from the rotor and the second end of the tine device being positioned near the rotor;
- and
- wherein the second position is a non-operational position with the second end of the tine device being positioned further from the rotor than the operational position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.