Reel for a crop harvesting device
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorBernhard Lanzinger
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Abstract
A reel for a crop harvesting device includes tine carriers extending across the width of the reel carrying tines for conveying crop, and links for supporting the tine carriers. The links are mounted by link carriers to the tine carriers. The tine carriers are composed of short tube elements, each extending between the links and connected to each other by mounting elements. The mounting elements make up cylindrical support surfaces for the link carrier and secure the link carrier against axial movement along the tine carrier. The links are the only connection between adjacent tine carriers.
Claims7
A reel for a crop harvesting device comprising:
- tine carriers that extend parallel across the width of the reel and carry tines for conveying the crop;
- links for supporting the tine carriers;
- link carriers that mount the links on the tine carriers, wherein the tine carriers are short tube segments that extend between the links;
- mounting elements which fix the links to one another, wherein the mounting elements form cylindrical support surfaces for the link carrier between adjacent segments and secure the link carrier against an axial displacement along the tine carrier, wherein the links only connect adjacent tine carriers to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.