Drive Arrangement For Powering The Plunger Of An Agricultural Baler
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDarin L. Roth
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Abstract
An agricultural baler including a base unit, a plurality of ground engaging devices and a transmission. The plurality of ground engaging devices support the base unit. The transmission is mounted on the base unit. The transmission includes an input shaft and an other shaft. The other shaft is separate from the input shaft. The other shaft is drivingly coupled to the input shaft. The other shaft is connected to a flywheel and/or a hydraulic pump. The other shaft is configured to operate at a different speed than the speed at which the input shaft operates.
Claims20
An agricultural baler, comprising:
- a base unit;
- a plurality of ground engaging devices supporting said base unit;
- and
- a transmission mounted on said base unit, said transmission including:
- an input shaft;
- and
- an other shaft apart from said input shaft, said other shaft being drivingly coupled to said input shaft, said other shaft connected to at least one of a flywheel and a hydraulic pump, said other shaft being configured to operate at a different speed than a speed at which said input shaft operates.
A transmission for use in an agricultural baler, the transmission comprising:
- an input shaft;
- and
- an other shaft apart from said input shaft, said other shaft being drivingly coupled to said input shaft, said other shaft being connected to at least one of a flywheel and a hydraulic pump, said other shaft being configured to operate at a different speed than a speed at which said input shaft operates.
A method of powering an agricultural baler, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing shaft torque to an input shaft of a transmission, said transmission being mounted on a base unit of the agricultural baler;
- and
- driving at least one of a flywheel and a hydraulic pump connected to an other shaft apart from said input shaft, said other shaft being drivingly coupled to said input shaft, said other shaft being configured to operate at a different speed than a speed at which said input shaft operates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.