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US 2002/0049124 A1Published application
Finger roller for agricultural machines
AssigneeARTEMIS Kautschuk-Uno Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Cie.
InventorSebastian Jager
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Abstract
A finger roller is provided for agricultural machines, and includes a plurality of elastically deformable finger disks that are disposed on a driven shaft closely adjacent to one another. The hub of each finger disk has a plurality of elastically deformable fingers projecting therefrom. Each hub has at least one insert for increasing its axial rigidity, and/or it is made of a material that is harder than its fingers.
Claims14
A finger roller for agricultural machines, comprising:
- a driven shaft;
- a plurality of finger disks of elastically deformable material, wherein said finger disks are disposed on said shaft closely adjacent to one another, and wherein each of said finger disks has a hub;
- a plurality of elastically deformable fingers distributed over and projecting from each of said hubs, wherein said fingers merge integrally with said hub;
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- wherein each of said hubs is selectively provided with at least one of:
- at least one insert means for increasing an axial rigidity of said hub, and a material that is harder than that of said fingers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.