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US 12,426,525 B2Granted
Agricultural machine with additional axle
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsErich Freytag, Christoph Heinritz
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Abstract
An agricultural machine has a linkage system for hitching of an implement and an additional axle mounted to the linkage system. The linkage system includes at least one lift arm adjustably mounted to the chassis at an inner end and carrying a fastening device at an outer end. The additional axle is connected to at least one lift arm inboard of the fastening device. The linkage assembly may be a three-point linkage assembly having two lower lift arms, the additional axle being mounted between the lower lift arms.
Claims13
An agricultural machine comprising:
- a chassis;
- a front axle;
- a rear axle;
- a linkage system configured for hitching an implement or an attachment, wherein the linkage system comprises two lower lift arms arranged as lower lift arms of a three-point linkage, wherein the lower lift arms are adjustable relative to the chassis, each lower lift arm having a fastening device and an elongated part extending away from the fastening device, and wherein the elongated part comprises a first part and a second part pivotably moveable in relation to the first part;
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- an additional axle carrying a pair of wheels for engagement with the ground, the additional axle connected to the elongated parts of the lower lift arms;
- wherein for each lower lift arm, a distal end of the first part of the elongated part, a proximal end of the second part of the elongated part, and the additional axle are connected to each other by at least one common connecting element, the second part being pivotable about the at least one common connecting element relative to the first part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.