Wing frame set with angled pivoting for narrow transportation
OwnerCarlos Alberto Soto Lozano, Rogerio L. Kroth +1inventors
InventorsCarlos Alberto Soto Lozano, Rogerio L. Kroth, Alvaro Emmanuel Jimenez Orozco
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Abstract
An agricultural implement with a main frame and wing assemblies, wherein the wing assemblies are configured to move between an operational position and a stowed position via an actuator, which is coupled to a main frame of the implement and coupled to the wing assembly. The implement also includes a coupling mechanism that couples the main frame, the actuator, and the wing frame assembly. The coupling mechanism is also moveably coupled to at least the main frame. The coupling mechanism ma move relative to the main frame about a main frame axis, wherein the main frame axis is positioned between a horizontal and vertical position.
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An agricultural implement comprising:
- a main frame;
- a wing frame assembly pivotally coupled to the main frame about a main frame axis and configured to move between an operational position and a stowed position;
- wherein the wing frame assembly is configured to move upwardly and inwardly about the main frame axis and relative to the main frame when moving from the operational position to the stowed position.
An agricultural implement having a coupling mechanism coupling a wing frame to a main frame, the coupling mechanism comprising:
- a body with a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be coupled to the wing frame;
- a hole defined through at least a portion of the second end, the hole configured to be pivotably coupled to the main frame about an axis defined through the hole;
- wherein the body is configured to pivot between a first position and a second position, the body pivoting upwardly and inwardly relative to the main frame when the body moves from the first position to the second position.
A method for assembling a wing frame assembly, the method comprising:
- pivotally coupling a wing frame to a main frame about a main frame axis such that the wing frame is pivotable between an operational position and a stowed position, wherein the wing frame rotates about the main frame axis in an inward and upward direction relative to a main frame when the wing frame moves from the operational position to the stowed position;
- and
- coupling an actuator to the wing frame assembly to selectively pivot the wing frame between the operational and stowed positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.