Support for an agitator of an agricultural system
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorJesse Blair Pidwerbesky
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Abstract
An agitating system of an agricultural system includes a brace configured to couple to a sub-hopper of the agricultural system and a support configured to engage the brace and to support a shaft within the sub-hopper. The support includes a support piece having a first portion configured to receive the shaft and the brace has a recess configured to receive the first portion of the support piece while the support is in an installed configuration.
Claims19
An agitating system of an agricultural system, comprising:
- a brace configured to couple to a sub-hopper of the agricultural system;
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- a support configured to engage the brace and to support a shaft within the sub-hopper, wherein the support comprises a support piece having a first portion configured to receive the shaft, and the brace has a recess configured to receive the first portion of the support piece while the support is in an installed configuration;
- wherein the support comprises an additional support piece having an additional first portion configured to be disposed within the recess while the support is in the installed configuration, the additional first portion of the additional support piece is configured to capture the shaft, and the support piece and the additional support piece engage one another while the support is in the installed configuration.
A support of an agitating system of an agricultural system, comprising:
- a first support piece comprising a first portion having a first plurality of protrusions and a first recess having an arcuate shape;
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- a second support piece comprising an additional first portion that comprises a second plurality of protrusions and a second recess having an arcuate shape;
- wherein the first plurality of protrusions are configured to interlock with the second plurality of protrusions while the support is in an installed configuration, and the first recess is configured to align with the second recess while the support is in the installed configuration to form an opening configured to receive a shaft.
An agitating system of an agricultural system, comprising:
- a brace configured to couple to a sub-hopper of the agricultural system;
- a first support piece that is removably coupled to the brace and configured to support a shaft, wherein the first support piece comprises a first portion having a first plurality of protrusions, and the first portion is configured to engage the brace and the shaft while the first support piece is in an installed configuration;
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- a second support piece that is removably coupled to the brace and configured to support the shaft, wherein the second support piece comprises an additional first portion having a second plurality of protrusions, and the additional first portion is configured to engage the brace and the shaft while the second support piece is in the installed configuration, such that the first plurality of protrusions interlock with the second plurality of protrusions to couple the first support piece and the second support piece to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.