| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 172558000 | With disk cleaning means | 20 |
| 20080264659 | Cushion Standard Shield System - A cushion standard shield system to remove and deflect residue, dirt, debris, and soil from a cushion bearing hanger, or cushion standard, portion of a disk gang type agricultural implement is provided. The cushion standard shield system includes a mounting bracket supported by a common axle which carries multiple disk blades of the disk gang. A blade assembly is mounted to an upright portion of the mounting bracket, and is positioned generally behind and above the axle, behind the cushion standard. The blade assembly includes one or more plate member with arcuate lateral edges. The radii of the arcuate lateral edges correspond closely in magnitude to the radii of the concave and convex surfaces of the disk blades. The plate members are laterally adjustable with respect to each other, whereby the width dimension of blade assembly is variable to accommodate different axial spacing widths of adjacent disk blades. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110108295 | Apparatus For Mounting A Scraper Assembly To An Accessory Mount Of A Disc Opener That Allows Deflection Of The Scraper Assembly - A ground opener unit for a seeding or planting unit includes an accessory mount attachable to an implement frame and a disc rotatably mounted to the accessory mount for forming a furrow in the ground. A scraper assembly includes a scraper plate defining a scraper edge for contacting and scraping a surface of the disc. The scraper plate is mounted to the arm by a pivot pin whose length defines a pivot axis about which the scraper plate may pivot in response to deflection of the disc. A spring is generally held in compression to bias the scraper plate against the disc. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120261149 | FLOATING APPARATUS FOR CLEARING CROP DEBRIS - A debris clearing apparatus for use with a farm implement tool bar with at least one trailing planter row unit, includes a frame extension connectable to the row unit and having a forward projecting mounting point relative to a direction of travel, the mounting point including first and second pivot mounts defining transverse pivot points. A parallelogram linkage has two arms, each arm having a first pivot connection for attachment to one of the first and second mounts and an opposite second pivot connection. A debris clearing module is attachable to the opposite second pivot connections behind the mounting point in the direction of travel, the module having a foot structure for supporting at least one disk mount having at least one clearing disk. The parallelogram linkage enables the debris-clearing module to generally float behind the mounting point as the implement is pulled in the direction of travel. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130032366 | SCRAPER FOR A COULTER ASSEMBLY - A scraper for a coulter assembly is provided. One coulter assembly includes a scraper having an upper leading edge section positioned adjacent to a central portion of a disc blade and configured to contact the disc blade while the disc blade is substantially undeflected, and a lower leading edge section positioned adjacent to an outer portion of the disc blade and configured to contact the disc blade while the disc blade is substantially undeflected. The upper leading edge section and the lower leading edge section are configured to maintain contact with the disc blade as the outer portion of the disc blade is deflected relative to the central portion of the disc blade along a substantially arcuate path. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130186658 | SCRAPER BLADE ASSEMBLY FOR PLANTER GAUGE WHEELS - A scraper assembly for removing mud and moist soil from the gauge wheels of an agricultural planter includes a support rod attached to a hub of a gauge wheel arm, a clamp structure attached to an end portion of the support rod, and a scraper blade attached to the clamp structure. An axis of the end portion of the support rod is approximately perpendicular to and intersects with an axis of rotation of the gauge wheel. The scraper blade is mounted approximately perpendicular to the outer surface of the gauge wheel and is angled approximately 45 degrees from the sides of the gauge wheel. The scraper blade has a curved profile along its length that substantially matches an outer profile of the outer surface of the gauge wheel when the scraper blade is properly adjusted. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140262381 | DEBRIS ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT - A debris assembly for use with a mobile agricultural device is provided. The debris assembly may include a debris member and an attachment bracket. The debris member may substantially prevent debris from accumulating on the disc of the mobile agricultural device. The debris member may be adjustable as a single component relative to the disc to accommodate various soil conditions. The debris member may be removable from the attachment bracket. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262382 | DEBRIS ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL ROW UNIT - A debris assembly for use with a mobile agricultural device is provided. The debris assembly may include a debris member, a liquid injector member, and an attachment bracket. The debris member may substantially prevent debris from accumulating on the disc of the mobile agricultural device. The debris member may be adjustable as a single component relative to the disc to accommodate various soil conditions. The debris member may be removable from the attachment bracket. The injector member is mounted to be separately adjustable from the debris member. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150053441 | TILLAGE IMPLEMENT WITH SCRAPER/DEFLECTOR - An agricultural tillage implement including a carriage frame assembly and pull hitch towed by a tractor and secondary frames supported by the carriage frame assembly. The secondary frames mount gangs of disk blades for tilling the soil in a travel direction. Bearing hanger assemblies support the gangs of disk blades below the secondary frames and deflector/scraper elements are mounted on the bearing hanger assemblies for scraping soil and residue from the disk blades and deflecting it away from the travel direction. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150129262 | TILLAGE IMPLEMENT SCRAPER ASSEMBLY - An agricultural tillage implement including a carriage frame assembly and pull hitch towed by a tractor, and secondary frames supported by the carriage frame assembly. The secondary frames mount gangs of disk blades for tilling the soil in a travel direction. Scraper assemblies are mounted on the secondary frames for scraping soil and residue from the disk blades. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20160021811 | CUTTING UNIT - A cutting unit for a disc harrow and/or a seed coulter. The cutting unit includes a cutting blade rotatably mounted about a rotation axis, and a stripping device for stripping earth accumulated on the cutting blade, wherein the stripping device has at least one stripping arm rotatably mounted about the rotation axis. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160120092 | DISC HOLDER AND SCRAPER CONSTRUCTION FOR DISC HARROWS - A disc holder and scraper construction for disc harrows comprises a disc element fixed to a rotary hub, which is supported by a disc holder spring in turn fixed to a framework of a disc harrow, the disc holder construction further comprising a scraper assembly for removing soil adhering to a disc element, the scraper assembly being affixed to a flexible disc scraper arm, which is in turn affixed to the disc holder spring; the disc scraper arm, affixed to the disc holder spring and not to the harrow framework, supports the scraper assembly and is driven in a timed manner with respect to the disc element. | 05-05-2016 |
| 172559000 | Rotatably mounted cleaning means | 5 |
| 20100108335 | SCRAPER WITH ROTATING BLADE FOR ENGAGING A ROTATING DISK - A scraper for mounting to a tool bar of a farm implement having at least one rotating disk for tilling soil, including a support mounted to the tool bar and a shaft pivotally attached to and extending from the support where the shaft has a central axis. A scraper blade is rotatably attached to an end of the shaft and the scraper blade comprises a perimeter wherein the shaft pivots to rotatably engage a side surface of the rotating disk to prevent soil from accumulating on the side surface and prevents debris from accumulating between the side surface and the scraper blade. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100230124 | Floating Scraper For Single Disk Opener - An opener assembly for a ground engaging implement having a disk is shown. This invention attaches a scraper to the main opener arm of an opener assembly with a two point connection. One connection point allows rotation of the scraper about three orthogonal axes while the other connection point restricts rotation about one of the axes and biases the scraper edge into contact with the disk blade. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20140014380 | FLEXIBLE DISC FOR A DISC SEEDING COULTER - A flexible disc for rotary accommodation on a coulter mount of a disc coulter relative to a cutting disc for opening of the soil (A), the flexible disc arranged to brush over a cleaning surface of the cutting disc. Furthermore, this invention relates to a disc coulter with an outlet section for feed of seed and/or fertilizer between a cutting disc and an at least partially flexible disc, with a coulter mount for rotational accommodation of the cutting disc for opening the soil (A) and of a flexible disc which brushes over a cleaning surface of a cleaning side of the cutting disc, which side faces the outlet section. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20150021058 | Wheel or Disc Scraper and Agricultural Implement Featuring Same - A scraper employs a support arm for mounting to a frame of an agricultural implement and a frustoconically bowl-shaped scraper member rotatably supported on the support arm in a position facing the open end of the bowl toward a ground-engaging wheel or disc. The scraper member includes a sharpened edge for improved cleaning action and uses a flanged bearing on a closed flat end of the frustoconical bowl for optimal rotational action. Different embodiment disclose unique mounting arrangements, including embodiments with a single sole support arm for ease of assembly, using bends, twists or combinations thereof to achieve suitable positioning of the scraper without additional support pieces, and including other multi-piece embodiments with multiple points of adjustability to allow optimal placement and adjustment of the scraper. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20170231149 | Wheel or Disc Scraper and Agricultural Implement Featuring Same | 08-17-2017 |
| 172560000 | Cleaner for pair of converging disks | 1 |
| 20090255697 | OPENER DISK BLADE SCRAPER HINGE GEOMETRY TO MAINTAIN CONTACT WITH DEFLECTED DISK BLADE - 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. | 10-15-2009 |
| 172563000 | Cleaners with common operator | 1 |
| 20090000796 | ADJUSTABLE SCRAPER BLADE SYSTEM FOR DISK HARROWS - An adjustable scraper blade system for use with disk harrow implements is provided. The adjustable scraper blade system includes a mounting bracket secured at one end to the harrow implement, a scraper blade, and fasteners for selectively fixing the scraper blade in position. The scraper blade includes an arcuate scraping edge and an anchoring aperture defining an axis of pivotation of the scraper blade. It further includes an elongate adjustment slot that defines a range of arcuate adjustment of the scraper blade. The adjustability features of the adjustable scraper blade system facilitate alignment of the scraper blade so its scraping edge can be fixed in aligned face-to-face registration with the disk blade concave surface defining a clearance or gap therebetween of generally constant width. | 01-01-2009 |
| 172566000 | Spring biased toward disk | 2 |
| 20110108296 | Spring Tensioned Scraper For Disc Opener - A ground opener unit for a seeding or planting unit includes an accessory mount attachable to an implement frame and a disc rotatably mounted to the accessory mount for forming a furrow in the ground. A scraper assembly includes a scraper plate defining a scraper edge for contacting and scraping a surface of the disc. The scraper plate is mounted to the arm by a pivot pin whose length defines a pivot axis about which the scraper plate may pivot in response to deflection of the disc. A spring is generally held in compression to bias the scraper plate against the disc. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20130319702 | BLADE MOUNT - A mounting assembly for holding a blade relative to a surface of a disc for a soil engaging apparatus, including: a first blade mount; and a blade; wherein the blade is mounted on the first blade mount such that the blade can move at least partially along the first blade mount and can tilt about an axis of the first blade mount. | 12-05-2013 |
