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US 12,422,023 B2Granted
Device for adjusting a sprocket of a chain drive
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorMickael Zabe
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Abstract
A device for adjusting a sprocket of a chain drive includes a bearing journal having a free end and a fixed end, a rotary bearing arranged on the bearing journal, and a sprocket guided on the rotary bearing. A stop is formed on the bearing journal and at least one spring element is arranged between the rotary bearing and the stop, wherein a preloading means is provided via a clamp which preloads the rotary bearing against the spring element.
Claims20
A chain drive for a work vehicle, the chain drive comprising:
- a journal having a free end and a fixed end;
- a rotary bearing arranged on the journal;
- a sprocket guided on the rotary bearing;
- a stop on the journal adjacent the fixed end of the journal;
- a spring element disposed between the rotary bearing and the stop;
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- a clamp attached to the free end of the journal and operable to preload the rotary bearing against the spring element, wherein the clamp is adjustable relative to the journal to change the preload between the rotary bearing and the spring element whereby an axial position of the rotary bearing and the sprocket along the journal is controllable.
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A round baler for compressing crop material into a bale, the round baler comprising:
- a frame member;
- a journal having a fixed end attached to the frame member and cantilevered out from the frame member to a free end;
- a rotary bearing arranged on the journal;
- a sprocket guided on the rotary bearing;
- a chain in meshing engagement with the sprocket;
- a stop disposed on the journal adjacent the fixed end of the journal;
- a spring element disposed between the rotary bearing and the stop;
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- a clamp attached to the free end of the journal and operable to preload the rotary bearing against the spring element, wherein the clamp is adjustable relative to the journal to change the preload between the rotary bearing and the spring element whereby an axial position of the rotary bearing and the sprocket along the journal is controllable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.