Adjustable row cleaner
First Claim
1. An adjustable row cleaner mountable to a planter row unit comprising:
- a. a row cleaner assembly comprising;
i. a row cleaner frame, wherein a first end of said row cleaner frame is pivotally mounted to a front plate of said row unit sub-frame, and wherein said row cleaner frame is formed with a connector portion;
ii. at least one row cleaner wheel, wherein said at least one row cleaner wheel is pivotally mounted to a second end of said row cleaner frame;
b. a translator member comprising;
i. a connector portion, wherein said connector portion is located at a first end of said translator member;
ii. an adjustment portion, wherein said adjustment portion is located at a second end of said translator member;
iii. a translator member pivot, wherein said translator member pivot is located between said connector portion and said adjustment portion, and wherein said translator member pivot pivotally connects said translator member to said planter row unit; and
c. a connector, wherein a first end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said row cleaner frame, and wherein a second end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said translator member.
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Abstract
An adjustable row cleaner includes a row cleaner assembly that functions to clear material from the ground surface. The adjustable row cleaner includes, in one embodiment, a connector that is in mechanical communication with both a row cleaner frame, to which row cleaner wheels may be pivotally mounted, and a first end of a translator member. The translator member may pivot with respect to the row unit frame and/or row unit sub-frame about a translator member pivot. The position of a translator member second end may be manipulated, thereby adjusting the maximum depth to which the row cleaner wheels penetrate the ground surface. The adjustable row cleaner may be powered or manually adjusted, and the position of the row cleaner wheels may be monitored and automatically adjusted via a control system.
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16 Claims
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1. An adjustable row cleaner mountable to a planter row unit comprising:
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a. a row cleaner assembly comprising; i. a row cleaner frame, wherein a first end of said row cleaner frame is pivotally mounted to a front plate of said row unit sub-frame, and wherein said row cleaner frame is formed with a connector portion; ii. at least one row cleaner wheel, wherein said at least one row cleaner wheel is pivotally mounted to a second end of said row cleaner frame; b. a translator member comprising; i. a connector portion, wherein said connector portion is located at a first end of said translator member; ii. an adjustment portion, wherein said adjustment portion is located at a second end of said translator member; iii. a translator member pivot, wherein said translator member pivot is located between said connector portion and said adjustment portion, and wherein said translator member pivot pivotally connects said translator member to said planter row unit; and c. a connector, wherein a first end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said row cleaner frame, and wherein a second end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said translator member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An adjustable row cleaner mountable to a planter row unit comprising:
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a. a row cleaner assembly comprising; i. a row cleaner frame, wherein a first end of said row cleaner frame is pivotally mounted to a front plate of said row unit sub-frame, and wherein said row cleaner frame is formed with a connector portion; ii. at least one row cleaner wheel, wherein said at least one row cleaner wheel is pivotally mounted to a second end of said row cleaner frame; b. a translator member comprising; i. a connector portion, wherein said connector portion is located at a first end of said translator member; ii. an adjustment portion, wherein said adjustment portion is located at a second end of said translator member; iii. a translator member pivot, wherein said translator member pivot is located between said connector portion and said adjustment portion, and wherein said translator member pivot pivotally connects said translator member to said planter row unit; c. a connector, wherein a first end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said row cleaner frame, and wherein a second end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said translator member; d. an actuator mount affixed to said planter row unit, wherein at least a portion of said actuator mount is fashioned to engage an actuator; and e. an actuator, wherein a first end of said actuator is pivotally engaged with said adjustment portion, and wherein a second end of said actuator is pivotally engaged with said actuator mount. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A planter comprising a plurality of planter row units, each said planter row unit comprising:
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a. a planter frame; b. a planter sub-frame engaged with said planter frame; c. a furrow opener pivotally mounted to said planter sub-frame; d. a furrow closer engaged with said planter sub-frame; e. an adjustable row cleaner mountable to a planter row unit comprising; i. a row cleaner assembly comprising; 1. a row cleaner frame, wherein a first end of said row cleaner frame is pivotally mounted to a front plate of said row unit sub-frame, and wherein said row cleaner frame is formed with a connector portion; 2. at least one row cleaner wheel, wherein said at least one row cleaner wheel is pivotally mounted to a second end of said row cleaner frame; ii. a translator member comprising; 1. a connector portion, wherein said connector portion is located at a first end of said translator member; 2. an adjustment portion, wherein said adjustment portion is located at a second end of said translator member; 3. a translator member pivot, wherein said translator member pivot is located between said connector portion and said adjustment portion, and wherein said translator member pivot pivotally connects said translator member to said planter row unit; and iii. a connector, wherein a first end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said row cleaner frame, and wherein a second end of said connector is pivotally engaged with said connector portion of said translator member. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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