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US 9,313,954 B2Granted
Agricultural square baler
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsLuigi Forghieri, Stefan De Rycke, Xavier G. J. M. Bonte, Frederik Demon
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Abstract
An agricultural square baler comprising a baling chamber, for compressing crop by a plunger, and a plunger drive connected to the plunger provided to drive the plunger. At least one connecting rod longitudinally delimited by a first and a second end is provided to transfer the rotational movement of the plunger drive into the linear reciprocal movement of the plunger. Each of the ends of the connecting rod having a first surface. An attachment connects a constraining element with the connecting rod at an attachment location away from the first surface of the connecting rod.
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An agricultural square baler comprising:
- a baling chamber,
- a plunger movably received in the baling chamber along the longitudinal axis of the baling chamber,
- a feed inlet associated with the baling chamber—to convey crop therethrough for a compression by the plunger,
- a plunger drive connected to the plunger to drive the plunger from a rotational movement into a linear reciprocal movement, the plunger drive being connected to the plunger by at least one joint element,
- at least one connecting rod longitudinally delimited by a first end and a second end opposing the first end to transfer the rotational movement of the plunger driven into the linear reciprocal movement of the plunger, each of the ends of the connecting rod having a first surface, and
- a constraining element for rigidly attaching one end of the connecting rod with the joint element,
- wherein the constraining element and the connecting rod are affixed together by an attachment at an attachment location that is offset from the first surface of the connecting rod.
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An agricultural square baler comprising:
- a baling chamber;
- a plunger movably received in the baling chamber along the longitudinal axis of the baling chamber;
- a feed inlet associated with the baling chamber—to convey crop therethrough for a compression by the plunger;
- a plunger drive connected to the plunger to drive the plunger from a rotational movement into a linear reciprocal movement, the plunger drive being connected to the plunger by at least one joint element;
- at least one connecting rod longitudinally delimited by a first end and a second end opposing the first end to transfer the rotational movement of the plunger driven into the linear reciprocal movement of the plunger, each of the ends of the connecting rod having a first surface;
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- a constraining element for rigidly attaching one end of the connecting rod with the joint element;
- wherein an attachment connects the constraining element with the connecting rod at an attachment location away from the first surface of the connecting rod;
- wherein an abutment plate is placed between the constraining element and the joint element, and whereby the abutment plate comprises a second surface, and where the first surface of the connecting rod and the second surface of the abutment plate are abutting at a location away from the attachment location between the connecting rod and the constraining element.
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An agricultural square baler comprising:
- a baling chamber;
- a plunger movably received in the baling chamber along the longitudinal axis of the baling chamber;
- a feed inlet associated with the baling chamber—to convey crop therethrough for a compression by the plunger;
- a plunger drive connected to the plunger to drive the Hunger from a rotational movement into a linear reciprocal movement, the plunger drive being connected to the plunger by at least one joint element;
- at least one connecting rod longitudinally delimited by a first end and a second end opposing the first end to transfer the rotational movement of the plunger driven into the linear reciprocal movement of the plunger, each of the ends of the connecting rod having a first surface;
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- a constraining element for rigidly attaching one end of the connecting rod with the joint element;
- wherein an attachment connects the constraining element with the connecting rod at an attachment location away from the first surface of the connecting rod;
- wherein the constraining element attaches the joint element and the connecting rod to each other by a weld at the attachment location;
- wherein the weld is applied at a seam between the constraining element and the connecting rod, where the seam faces the second end of the connecting rod.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.