Towed or semi-mounted agricultural machine having an adjustable axle device
AssigneeKuhn S.A.
InventorCédric Halter
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Abstract
A towed or semi-mounted agricultural machine having a chassis on which an axle device connecting two wheels to the chassis is mounted, this axle device being provided with at least one movable part and one fixed part in such a way that the spacing between the wheels can be modified, at least one of the wheels being integral with a movable part that is connected slidingly along a longitudinal axis to the fixed part, which is integral with the chassis. Each movable part is additionally connected mechanically to the chassis by a respective articulated link, which is articulated on the one hand with the movable part by a first articulation and on the other hand with the chassis by a second articulation.
Claims14
A towed or semi-mounted agricultural machine comprising:
- a chassis on which an axle device connecting two wheels to said chassis is mounted, said axle device being provided with a movable part and one fixed part in such a way that a spacing between the wheels can be modified, at least one of the wheels being integral with the movable part that is connected slidingly along a longitudinal axis to the fixed part, which is integral with the chassis,
- wherein the movable part is additionally connected mechanically to the chassis by a link, which is articulated with the movable part by a first articulation and articulated with the chassis by a second articulation,
- wherein the link is a rigid connecting rod,
- wherein the link is able to transmit forces of tension and compression between the chassis and the movable part, and
- wherein an axis of rotation of each wheel is offset radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the movable part associated with that wheel, the first articulation also being offset radially relative to the longitudinal axis of the movable part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.