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US 2015/0173343 A1Published application
Low pivoting boom assembly
AssigneeHagie Manufacturing Company
InventorMatthew W. Danes
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for rotating a boom assembly relative to an agricultural vehicle. The system is arranged with a fixed transom and rotating transom wherein the rotating transom has a pivot point positioned below both fixed and rotating transoms. The system is provided with a plurality of rotors and tracks to allow the pivot point to be positioned lower than that of prior art systems to allow the boom assembly to more accurately track the contours of row crops in undulating landscapes.
Claims20
An agricultural vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a boom support coupled to the frame, the boom support comprising:
- an upper support;
- and
- a lower support;
- a boom assembly comprising:
- an upper boom;
- and
- a lower boom;
- wherein the upper boom is pivotably coupled to the upper support at a first point;
- wherein the lower boom is pivotably coupled to the lower support at a second point;
- wherein a pivot point, around which the boom rotates, is located below the second point.
9 more elements
An agricultural vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a boom support comprising:
- a first roller assembly;
- a second roller assembly;
- a boom assembly comprising:
- a first track engaged with the first roller assembly;
- a second track engaged with the second roller assembly;
- wherein the boom assembly is pivotably engaged with the boom support;
- where a pivot point, around which the boom assembly pivots, is located below all points at which the boom support supports the boom assembly.
6 more elements
An agricultural boom assembly, comprising:
- a frame;
- a boom support;
- a four bar linkage coupling the boom support to the frame;
- an upper roller track assembly coupling an upper portion of the boom to an upper portion of the boom support;
- a lower roller track assembly coupling a lower portion of the boom to a lower portion of the boom support;
- wherein the upper roller track assembly and the lower roller track assembly contain the rotation of the boom relative to the boom support around a pivot point;
- wherein the pivot point is located below the lowest point at which the boom supports the boom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.