Method and apparatus for operating a planter gauge wheel arm
AssigneeG.B.G.I., Inc.
InventorsWilliam Carrick, Peter T. Casamento
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Abstract
A gauge wheel arm assembly equipped to a row unit planter. The gauge wheel arm assembly may include an arm portion and a hub portion operably engaged with the arm portion for receiving at least two bearings. The hub portion may include at least one stop portion configured to operably engaged with a first bearing of the at least two bearings. The hub portion may also include at least another stop portion configured to operably engaged with a second bearing of the at least two bearings. The at least one stop portion of the hub portion and the at least another stop portion of the hub portion are independent and separate from one another.
Claims19
A gauge wheel arm assembly, comprising:
- an arm portion;
- and
- a hub portion operably engaged with the arm portion for receiving at least two bearings, the hub portion comprising:
- at least one stop portion being integrally formed with and extending outwardly from an inner circumferential wall of the hub portion and being configured to operably engaged with a first bearing of the at least two bearings;
- and
- at least another stop portion being integrally formed with and extending outwardly from an inner circumferential wall of the hub portion and being configured to operably engaged with a second bearing of the at least two bearings;
- wherein the at least one stop portion and the at least another stop portion are independent and separate from one another by a central gap defined between the at least one stop portion and the at least another stop portion.
A method of engaging a gauge wheel arm assembly with a gauge wheel of a planter, comprising steps of:
- inserting a first bearing of the gauge wheel arm assembly into a hub portion of a gauge wheel arm of the gauge wheel arm assembly;
- engaging the first bearing with at least one stop portion of the hub portion inside of the hub portion, wherein the at least one stop portion being integrally formed with and extending outwardly from an inner circumferential wall of the hub portion;
- inserting a second bearing of the gauge wheel arm assembly into the hub portion of the gauge wheel arm of the gauge wheel arm assembly;
- engaging the second bearing with at least another stop portion of the hub portion inside of the hub portion, wherein the at least another stop portion being integrally formed with and extending outwardly from the inner circumferential wall of the hub portion, and wherein the at least one stop portion and the at least another stop portion are separate and independent from one another inside of the hub portion by a central gap defined between the at least one stop portion and the at least another stop portion;
- and
- engaging the gauge wheel arm assembly with the gauge wheel of the planter.
A gauge wheel arm assembly, comprising:
- an arm portion;
- and
- a hub portion operably engaged with the arm portion for receiving at least two bearings, the hub portion comprising:
- at least one stop portion configured to operably engaged with a first bearing of the at least two bearings, the at least one stop portion having:
- a first outer stop surface;
- and
- a first inner stop surface defined opposite to the first outer stop surface;
- wherein the first outer stop surface is configured to engage with the first bearing of the at least two bearings;
- and
- at least another stop portion configured to operably engaged with a second bearing of the at least two bearings, the at least another stop portion having:
- a second outer stop surface facing away from the first outer stop surface;
- and
- a second inner stop surface defined opposite to the second outer surface and facing towards the first inner stop surface;
- wherein the second outer stop surface is configured to engage with the second bearing of the at least two bearings;
- wherein the at least one stop portion and the at least another stop portion are independent and separate from one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.