Shaft Shield for Rotary Conveyor
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsChandrashekhar Singh, John R. McClure, Todd Hertzler
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Abstract
A shield to prevent crop material from wrapping around the shaft of a rotary conveyor of a harvester, such as a baler, includes a body. The body is positioned between a stripper finger and a shaft of the rotary conveyor and has an end surface facing the shaft. A lug is positioned at the opposite end of the body from the end surface and is attached to the housing of the rotary conveyor. The body has opposite side surfaces positioned in spaced relation at a distance substantially equal to the width of the separation fingers of the rotary conveyor.
Claims42
A shield mountable on a rotary conveyor and positionable between a stripper finger and a shaft thereof, said shield comprising:
- a body having first and second ends oppositely disposed;
- an end surface positioned at said first end of said body, said end surface being positionable in facing relation to said shaft;
- a lug positioned at said second end of said body, said lug being attachable to said rotary conveyor for retention of said shield thereto;
- first and second side surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said body and extending between said end surface and said lug.
A rotary conveyor, said rotary conveyor comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft mounted on said housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis of said shaft;
- a plurality of tines mounted on said shaft in spaced relation to one another;
- a plurality of stripper fingers mounted on said housing in spaced relation to one another, each said tine being positioned between two said stripper fingers;
- at least one shield, said at least one shield being positioned between one of said stripper fingers and said shaft, said at least one shield comprising:
- a body having first and second ends oppositely disposed;
- an end surface positioned at said first end of said body, said end surface facing said shaft;
- a lug positioned at said second end of said body, said lug being attached to said frame;
- first and second side surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said body and extending between said end surface and said lug.
A harvester, said harvester comprising:
- a rotary conveyor comprising:
- a housing;
- a shaft mounted on said housing for rotation about a longitudinal axis of said shaft;
- a plurality of tines mounted on said shaft in spaced relation to one another;
- a plurality of stripper fingers mounted on said housing in spaced relation to one another, each said tine being positioned between two said stripper fingers;
- at least one shield, said at least one shield being positioned between one of said stripper fingers and said shaft, said at least one shield comprising:
- a body having first and second ends oppositely disposed;
- an end surface positioned at said first end of said body, said end surface facing said shaft;
- a lug positioned at said second end of said body, said lug being attached to said frame;
- first and second side surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said body and extending between said end surface and said lug.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.