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US 4,301,871 AGranted
Soil cultivating machines
AssigneeC. van der Lely N.V.
InventorsAry van der Lely, Cornelis J. G. Bom
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AssigneeC. van der Lely N.V.
InventorsAry van der Lely, Cornelis J. G. Bom
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A cultivating machine has soil working members journalled in a hollow frame portion. Each member includes a harrow with supports and downwardly extending strips attached to the supports. The lower strip ends each mount a curved blade that is pointed in the direction of member rotation. Drive to the members is a power take off via a speed reduction gear assembly in a box supported on the frame portion. The assembly can include different sized pinions or a sun-planet gear arrangement. Each member has a respective pinion that is housed in the frame portion and in one arrangement, the gear and shaft of each member are journalled with a bearing housing which are bolted as a unit for easy and fast replacement. Neighboring member pinions have intermediate pinions interposed and journalled within the frame portion. The frame is supported on ground wheels at the sides and in front of the frame portion. At each lateral side of the frame portion, a cooperating plate is positioned and the plate is interconnected to the frame portion with a pair of arms that have a shear pin connection so that the plates can pivot away from the machine to pass an obstacle.
A soil cultivating machine comprising a frame and at least one soil working member mounted on said frame, said soil working member comprising tool carrier means on a substantially vertical shaft and said member being rotatable about an axis of rotation defined by said shaft, driving means connected to rotate said member about said axis, said carrier means mounting at least one tool and said tool including a portion that extends substantially straight and obliquely downwardly from the carrier means and outwardly with respect to said axis of rotation, a lower tool portion including a longitudinal blade having a forward leading surface and being pivotally joined to said straight portion, said lower portion being orientated forwardly with respect to the normal direction of rotation of said soil working member, the longitudinal center line of said blade being angularly adjustable relative to said lower portion and to the axis of rotation of said soil working member, whereby worked soil can be displaced inwardly and allowed to escape to the rear between the lower portion of the tool and said axis, during rotation of said member.
A soil cultivating machine comprising a frame and a plurality of soil working members arranged in a transverse row, each member being rotatable about a substantially vertical axis and comprising tool carrier means supported on a substantially vertical shaft that defines said axis, driving means connected to rotate said member about said axis, and said carrier means mounting at least one tool that is rotated in a circular path about that axis, said tool including an upper support portion that extends substantially straight and obliquely downwardly from the carrier means and outwardly with respect to said axis of rotation, a lower tool portion extending substantially straight and tangentially forwardly with respect to the normal direction of rotation of said tool through said path, said lower tool portion carrying a single elongated blade and means orientating said blade so that the longitudinal centerline of the blade is positioned outwardly relative to said lower portion, said lower portion extending inwardly relative to the centerline of said upper straight portion and a leading soil engaging surface of the blade being positioned to guide soil upwardly and inwardly, whereby an open space is formed behind said blade, radially inwardly during rotation and earth is displaced into said space, between the tool and said vertical axis of rotation.
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