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US 12,546,389 B2Granted
Feeder driveshaft arrangement for agricultural vehicle
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsCale Boriack, Nathan E. Isaac, Trevor Book, Lyle Beidler
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Abstract
A feederhouse for an agricultural vehicle includes a frame including opposing side walls, openings disposed in each of the side walls, and an assembled driveshaft including a shaft and a plurality of sprockets that are rotationally fixed to the shaft. The assembled driveshaft is positioned within an interior region of the frame. At least one opening of said openings is sized such that the driveshaft can pass in a transverse direction through the at least one opening.
Claims9
A feederhouse for an agricultural vehicle, said feederhouse comprising:
- a frame comprising opposing side walls;
- an assembled driveshaft comprising a shaft and a plurality of sprockets that are rotationally fixed to the shaft, wherein the assembled driveshaft including the plurality of sprockets is positioned within an interior region of the frame;
- one of the side walls of the frame includes a frame opening and frame holes surrounding the frame opening, wherein the frame opening is sized such that the assembled driveshaft including the plurality of sprockets passes in a transverse direction through the frame opening, wherein a perimeter of the frame opening follows an undulating or sinusoidal shaped trajectory, wherein each frame hole is circumferentially positioned between adjacent undulations of the undulating or sinusoidal shaped trajectory;
- a bearing including a bearing opening through which the shaft passes and a plurality of bearing holes surrounding the bearing opening, wherein the bearing opening registers with the frame opening;
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- fasteners that are each respectively mounted to one of the bearing holes and one of the frame holes for securing the bearing to the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.