Disk assembly for an agricultural implement
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1. A disk assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- a hub;
a disk mounted to said hub;
an axle having outer threads;
a sleeve having inner threads engaged with said outer threads on said axle, said sleeve having a non-threaded inner surface that extends over a portion of said axle; and
a bearing assembly having an outer race adjacent said hub and an inner race adjacent said sleeve, said sleeve substantially extending between said axle and said inner race, said outer threads engaging said inner threads at least partially radially inwardly from said inner race, said non-threaded inner surface of said sleeve being between a portion of said inner race and said axle.
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Abstract
A disk assembly for an agricultural implement includes a hub; a disk mounted to the hub; an axle having outer threads; a sleeve having inner threads engaged with the outer threads on the axle; and a bearing assembly having an outer race adjacent the hub and an inner race adjacent the sleeve.
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19 Claims
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1. A disk assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
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a hub; a disk mounted to said hub; an axle having outer threads; a sleeve having inner threads engaged with said outer threads on said axle, said sleeve having a non-threaded inner surface that extends over a portion of said axle; and a bearing assembly having an outer race adjacent said hub and an inner race adjacent said sleeve, said sleeve substantially extending between said axle and said inner race, said outer threads engaging said inner threads at least partially radially inwardly from said inner race, said non-threaded inner surface of said sleeve being between a portion of said inner race and said axle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An agricultural implement, comprising:
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a frame member; a disk assembly carried by said frame member, said disk assembly including; a hub; a disk mounted to said hub; an axle having outer threads; a sleeve having inner threads engaged with said outer threads on said axle, said sleeve having a non-threaded inner surface that extends over a portion of said axle; and a bearing assembly having an outer race adjacent said hub and an inner race adjacent said sleeve, said sleeve substantially extending between said axle and said inner race, said outer threads engaging said inner threads at least partially radially inwardly from said inner race, said non-threaded inner surface of said sleeve being between a portion of said inner race and said axle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of installing a disk assembly on an agricultural implement, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a hub, a disk and a bearing assembly over an axle; inserting a sleeve between said axle and said bearing assembly; engaging inner threads on said sleeve with outer threads on said axle at least some of said inner threads engaging said outer threads radially inwardly from said bearing assembly, said sleeve including a non-threaded inner surface positioned radially between said axle and said bearing assembly; and constraining said hub, said disk and said bearing assembly on said axle using a shoulder on said sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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