Soil tilling and planting implement

• US 9,155,237 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Issued: 10/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L & B Manufacturing, Inc.
• Original Assignee: L & B Manufacturing, Inc.
• Inventors: Van Buskirk, Loyd C., Meldahl, Brian R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Novosad, Christopher J
• Application Number:
  US14/088,595
• Publication Number:
  US 20140076592A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 29/048 Bar cage rollers
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 33/024 with disk-like tools
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 33/087 Lifting devices; Depth regulation devices; Mountings
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 35/16 with rotating or circulating non-propelled tools
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 49/06 for sowing or fertilising
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 61/048 the connection or the energy accumulator being active in two opposite directions, e.g. for reversible plows
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/10 operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/111 regulating working depth of implements
• CPC Class Codes: A01B 63/32 operated by hydraulic or pneumatic means without automatic control
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/006 Minimum till seeding
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/203 comprising depth regulation means
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/205 comprising pressure regulation means
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/20 Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 111/927 Parallelogram mounting

Abstract

A mount for a trash whipping implement for connection to a planter is disclosed. A height and force adjustable mounting system is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables the force of such an implement on the soil to be modulated as desired.

Claims

1. A mounting system for a trash whipping field conditioning implement system comprising:

an adjustable attachment mechanism suitable for attaching trash whipping disks further comprising;

(a) a mounting structure including a mounting plate adapted to be fixed to a seed planter or tow bar that is adapted to be drawn by a tractor;

(b) a pair of arms pivotally attached to the mounting structure in parallel, spaced relation flanking said mounting structure, said arms extending away from the mounting plate;

(c) a lower assembly including a main cross member connected between said pair of arms;

(d) a triangular mount, suitable for carrying a pair of residue managing disks, fixed to said cross member;

(e) a pneumatic actuator arrangement operatively coupled between the mounting structure and said lower assembly for selectively raising and lowering the triangular mount relative to the ground; and

(f) wherein said pneumatic actuator arrangement includes down force and lift air bags operably attached to said lower assembly.

2. An implement as in claim 1 wherein said air bags are operably attached to said lower assembly by spaced shoulder bolts, each being attached to a fulcrum member connected to said lower assembly connected between said pair of arms.

3. A mounting system as in claim 1 wherein said air bags can be operated such that inflation of said lift air bag causes deflation and collapse of said down force air bag to cause the triangular mount and any attached disks to be raised out of contact with the ground.

4. A mounting system as in claim 3 including a pair of trash whipping disks mounted on said triangular mount.

5. A mounting system as in claim 1 wherein said air bags can be operated such that inflation of said down force air bag causes deflation of said left air bag to produce a down force on said triangular mount and any attached disks.

6. A mounting system as in claim 5 including a pair of trash whipping disks mounted on said triangular mount.

7. A mounting system as in claim 1 wherein said pair of arms are connected to pivot on a pair of spaced shoulder bolts.

8. A mounting system as in claim 1 including a pair of trash whipping disks mounted on said triangular mount.