Attachment piece, rod assembly and rod band

Fastener (6) for a rod belt (1) for agricultural machines comprising a plurality of rods (3), comprising at least:

• a support area (7) extending in a longitudinal direction (L) having a support side (7a) lying underneath in the vertical direction (V) for placing and affixing the fastener (6) onto a belt upper side (2b) of a belt (2) of the rod belt (1),
• at least one intermediate area (8) made one-piece with the support area (7), and
• a fastening area (9) projecting away from the intermediate area (8) in the longitudinal direction (L), said fastening area (9) being formed by at least one socket (11) having an insertion opening (13) extending in the longitudinal direction (L) across an insertion depth (ET), for inserting a rod end (3a) of the rod (3),
• characterized in that the intermediate area (8) is shaped non-circular in cross-section and/or eccentrically fitted onto the support area (7), and is angled downwards in the vertical direction (V) starting from the support area (7) so that a lateral surface (8a) of the intermediate area (8), which is facing away from the support area (7), faces in the longitudinal direction (L), the socket (11) projecting away from this lateral surface (8a) in the longitudinal direction (L) and the insertion opening (13) in the at least one socket (11) running below the support side (7a) of the support area (7), and
• characterized in that the insertion opening (13) in said at least one socket (11) has an insertion diameter (D13),
• which is constant across the insertion depth (ET) so so that an insertion opening (13) of hollow cylindrical shape is formed for receiving a cylindrical rod end (3a) of the insertable rod (3), or
• which varies across the insertion depth (ET) so that, for example, an insertion opening (13) tapering towards the intermediate area (8) is formed for receiving a tapered rod end (3a of the insertable rod (3).