Opener disk blade scraper hinge geometry to maintain contact with deflected disk blade
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1. An agricultural machine, comprising:
- a disk blade assembly including a hub and a disk blade mounted to said hub, said hub having a perimeter and an axis of rotation; and
a scraper assembly including;
a mount;
a scraper blade including a scraper portion adjacent said disk blade; and
a hinge pivotally interconnecting said scraper blade with said mount, said hinge having an axis of rotation which intersects with said disk blade at a point which is at or immediately below a bottom of said perimeter of said disk blade hub, in an area beginning flexure of said disk blade as a result of ground forces applied to said disk blade, said hinge axis of rotation intersecting with a substantially vertical line passing through said hub axis of rotation and contacting at least a part of said disk blade substantially at said point, said point being located radially inwardly of said scraper portion of said scraper blade relative to said disk blade.
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Abstract
An agricultural machine includes a disk blade assembly having a hub and a disk blade mounted to the hub. The hub has a perimeter. The disk blade is deflectable by ground forces in an area outside of the hub. A scraper assembly includes a mount, a scraper blade, and a hinge pivotally interconnecting the scraper blade with the mount. The hinge has an axis of rotation which passes through a point generally at or near a bottom of the hub perimeter, and generally coincident with the disk blade.
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11 Claims
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1. An agricultural machine, comprising:
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a disk blade assembly including a hub and a disk blade mounted to said hub, said hub having a perimeter and an axis of rotation; and a scraper assembly including; a mount; a scraper blade including a scraper portion adjacent said disk blade; and a hinge pivotally interconnecting said scraper blade with said mount, said hinge having an axis of rotation which intersects with said disk blade at a point which is at or immediately below a bottom of said perimeter of said disk blade hub, in an area beginning flexure of said disk blade as a result of ground forces applied to said disk blade, said hinge axis of rotation intersecting with a substantially vertical line passing through said hub axis of rotation and contacting at least a part of said disk blade substantially at said point, said point being located radially inwardly of said scraper portion of said scraper blade relative to said disk blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An agricultural machine, comprising:
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a disk blade assembly including a hub and a disk blade mounted to said hub, said hub having an axis of rotation and a perimeter; and a scraper assembly including; a mount; a scraper blade including a scraper portion adjacent said disk blade; and a hinge pivotally interconnecting said scraper blade with said mount, said hinge having an axis of rotation intersecting with a substantially vertical line passing through said hub axis of rotation, said hinge axis of rotation further intersecting with said disk blade at an intersection point which is at or below a bottom of said hub perimeter, said substantially vertical line contacting at least a part of said disk blade substantially at said intersection point, said intersection point being located radially inwardly of said scraper portion of said scraper blade relative to said disk blade. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. An agricultural machine, comprising:
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a disk blade assembly including a hub and a disk blade mounted to said hub, said hub having a perimeter and an axis of rotation, said disk blade being deflectable by ground forces in an area outside of and below said hub; and a scraper assembly including; a mount; a scraper blade including a scraper portion adjacent said disk blade; and a hinge pivotally interconnecting said scraper blade with said mount, said hinge having an axis of rotation which intersects with said disk blade at a point which is at or below a bottom of said hub perimeter and which intersects with a substantially vertical line passing through said hub axis of rotation and contacting at least a part of said disk blade substantially at said point, said point being located radially inwardly of said scraper portion of said scraper blade relative to said disk blade. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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