BOGIE AXLE FOR A MACHINE

• US 20140265198A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kuhn North America, Inc. (Bucher Industries AG)
• Original Assignee: Kuhn North America, Inc. (Bucher Industries AG)
• Inventors: Brauer, Daniel R., Marggi, Jeffrey, BASSETT, William J., Flood, Matthew J., Jewison, John Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,149,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/81.1
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 78/144 in a vertical plane
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 80/00 Parts or details of , or accessories for, haymakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49716 Converting

Abstract

An agricultural machine is disclosed. The agricultural machine includes a frame including a first axle on a first side of the frame and a second axle on a second side of the frame; and a bogie axle pivotably mounted on each of the first and second axles of the frame. Each bogie axle includes a body with a front axle disposed at a front end of the body and a rear axle disposed at a rear end of the body. A front tire is mounted on the front axle of each bogie axle and a rear tire is mounted on the rear axle of each bogie axle. The front tire is a different size than the rear tire.

Claims

1. An agricultural machine, comprising:

a frame including a first axle on a first side of the frame and a second axle on a second side of the frame; and

a bogie axle pivotably mounted on at least one of the first or second axles of the frame, the bogie axle including a body with a front axle disposed at a front end of the body and a rear axle disposed at a rear end of the body,

wherein a front tire is mounted on the front axle of the bogie axle and a rear tire is mounted on the rear axle of the bogie axle, the front tire being a different size than the rear tire.

2. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front tire is larger than the rear tire.

3. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the front axle extends from a first side of the body of the bogie axle and the rear axle extends from a second side of the body of the bogie axle, the first and second sides being opposite each other.

4. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of a size or bolt pattern of a hub provided on the at least one of the first and second axles of the frame on which the bogie axle is mounted and at least one of a size or bolt pattern of a hub provided on at least one of the front and rear axles of the bogie axle are the same.

5. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bogie axle is mounted on each of the first and second axles, and a width in a transverse direction between the front tires of the bogie axles is greater than a width in the transverse direction between the rear tires of the bogie axles.

6. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the body of the bogie axle includes a hole provided between the front end and the rear end, through which the bogie axle is mounted on the axle of the frame.

7. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein a bearing is provided in the hole of the body of the bogie axle.

8. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bogie axle is mounted to a hub provided on the least one of the first or second axle.

9. The agricultural machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein a plurality of holes corresponding to threaded members provided on the hub is provided in the body of the bogie axle.

10. A method of modifying an agricultural machine, comprising:

removing a first tire from an axle of the agricultural machine;

pivotably mounting a bogie axle on the axle of the agricultural machine, the bogie axle including a body with a front axle disposed at a front end of the body and a rear axle disposed at a rear end of the body;

mounting the first tire on one of the front axle or rear axle of the bogie axle; and

mounting a second tire on the other of the front axle or rear axle of the bogie axle,

wherein a size of the first tire is different than a size of the second tire.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first tire is mounted on the front axle of the bogie axle.

12. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first tire is larger than the second tire.

13. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the front axle extends from a first side of the body of the bogie axle and the rear axle extends from a second side of the body of the bogie axle, the first and second sides being opposite each other.

14. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first tire is removed from a hub of the axle, and the bogie axle is pivotably mounted on the hub of the axle.

15. A bogie axle comprising:

a body with a first end, a second end, and a hole provided between the first end and the second end;

a first axle provided at the first end of the body;

a second axle provided at the second end of the body;

a first tire mounted on the first axle; and

a second tire mounted on the second axle,

wherein a size of the first tire is different than a size of the second tire.

16. The bogie axle as claimed in claim 15, wherein the first tire is larger than the second tire.

17. The bogie axle as claimed in claim 15, wherein the front axle extends from a first side of the body of the bogie axle and the rear axle extends from a second side of the body of the bogie axle, the first and second sides being opposite each other.