Position Adjustment Assembly For An Agricultural Conveyor
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1. A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, comprising:
- an inner arm having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the air cart;
an outer arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm; and
an intermediate link having a lateral positioning assembly to vary the length of the intermediate link.
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Abstract
A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, includes an inner arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the air cart and a second end. An outer arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm. An intermediate link has a lateral positioning assembly to vary the length of the intermediate link.
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1. A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, comprising:
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an inner arm having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the air cart; an outer arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm; and an intermediate link having a lateral positioning assembly to vary the length of the intermediate link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A position adjustment assembly for orienting an agricultural product conveyor with respect to a frame and with respect to an air cart mounted on the frame, the position adjustment assembly comprising:
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an inner arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the inner arm configured to rotatably coupled to the frame; an outer arm having a first end, a second end, and a pivot positioned between the first end and the second end, wherein; a second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the pivot of the outer arm, and the product conveyor is rotatably coupled to the second end of the outer arm; an intermediate link having a first end, a second end, a length, and a lateral positioning assembly, wherein; the first end is configured to be coupled proximate to the frame, the second end is rotatably coupled to the first end of the outer arm, and the lateral positioning assembly varies the length of the intermediate link. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering product to an air cart from a supply vehicle via an agricultural product conveyor, comprising the steps of:
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controlling a first positioning assembly to adjust a lateral position of the product conveyor with respect to the air cart, and controlling a second positioning assembly to adjust a longitudinal position of the product conveyor with respect to the air cart. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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