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Walking beam closing disk assembly

  • US 9,814,171 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2014
  • Issued: 11/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A closing disk assembly for an agricultural implement having a support frame, the closing disk assembly comprising:

  • a mounting assembly having a frame mount;

    a support arm pivotally coupled to the mounting assembly;

    a rocker assembly coupled to the support arm;

    a walking beam pivotally coupled to the rocker assembly about a pivot axis, the walking beam having first and second beam segments that are oriented at different angles with respect to the pivot axis and a reference plane;

    a first and a second disk mount coupled to each of the first and second beam segments on opposite sides of the pivot axis; and

    first and second closing disks, the first closing disk rotatably mounted to the first disk mount and the second closing disk rotatably mounted to the second disk mount to a side of the walking beam opposite the first closing disk;

    wherein the first and second disk mounts of the walking beam are offset from the reference plane of the closing disk assembly such that the first and second closing disks are oriented at different angles with respect to the respective first and second beam segments.

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