Compression roll housing
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorConstantin Dreer
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Abstract
A compression roll housing for an agricultural machine, in which the housing has a side panel provided with at least one elongated aperture for receiving a shaft. The aperture allows movement of the shaft within the aperture along its longitudinal axis. The elongated aperture has a flexible cover with a cover aperture. The flexible cover prevents the escape of processed crop material from the housing, while permitting movement of the shaft in the elongated aperture.
Claims16
A compression roll housing for an agricultural machine, the housing comprising first and second side walls, a driveline extending between the side walls of the housing, one of the first and second walls having a side wall aperture, the driveline including an input shaft extending from within the roll housing through the side wall aperture to a transmission housing mounted externally of the side wall, the side wall aperture allowing for vertical movement of the input shaft within the aperture, wherein the aperture comprises a flexible cover member comprising a cover aperture through which the input shaft extends.
The compression roll housing for an agricultural machine, the housing comprising first and second side walls, each side wall comprising at least one elongated aperture for receiving a roller shaft of a compression roll, the at least one aperture allowing for vertical movement of the roller shaft within the aperture, wherein the aperture comprises a flexible cover member comprising a cover aperture through which the roller shaft extends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.