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US 12,122,606 B2Granted
Grain conveyor chain
Assigneeiwis antriebssysteme GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsEric Schill, Jaymin Patel
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Abstract
A grain conveyor chain for a harvesting vehicle includes a chain made of standard chain elements and multiple scoops. The scoops are fastened on the chain and the standard chain elements have inner plates, outer plates, pins, and/or sleeves, with each scoop being in direct contact with a standard chain element.
Claims18
A scoop to be installed on a grain conveyor chain for a harvesting vehicle, said scoop comprising:
- a scoop body having a scoop surface;
- and
- a flank formed as one piece with the scoop and comprising a fastening element having a first reinforcement made of a material which is different than a material of the scoop surface and a fastening opening through which a pin for fastening the scoop directly on a standard chain element is guided.
A grain conveyor chain for a harvesting vehicle, comprising:
- a chain including standard chain elements, said standard chain elements including inner plates, outer plates, pins, or chain sleeves;
- and
- multiple scoops fastened on the chain, each scoop comprising a flank formed as one piece with the scoop and comprising a fastening element with a first reinforcement made of a material which is different than a material of the scoop surface and a fastening opening through which a pin configured for fastening the scoop directly on the standard chain element is guided.
A method for fastening a scoop on a grain conveyor chain, said method comprising:
- positioning a scoop in relation to a standard chain element of a chain, wherein the standard chain element includes an inner plate, an outer plate, or a sleeve, wherein the scoop has a scoop body with a scoop surface and a flank with a fastening element formed as one piece with the scoop and having a fastening opening and a first reinforcement made of a material which is different than a material of the scoop surface;
- and
- fastening the scoop directly on the standard chain element of the chain by guiding a pin through the fastening opening and the standard chain element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.