Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self balancing chopping or threshing rotor
- Patent Title (中): 自平衡斩波或脱粒转子
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Application No.: US13326934Application Date: 2011-12-15
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Publication No.: US08375826B1Publication Date: 2013-02-19
- Inventor: Herb M. Farley , Kevin W. Ward , Nathan E. Isaac
- Applicant: Herb M. Farley , Kevin W. Ward , Nathan E. Isaac
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: CNH America LLC
- Current Assignee: CNH America LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agent Michael G. Harms
- Main IPC: F16F15/22
- IPC: F16F15/22 ; G05G1/00 ; G05G3/00

Abstract:
A rotary element and a rotary element balancing system of a combine harvester. The rotary element includes a rotary member that rotates during operation and one or more blade mount assemblies. The rotary element also includes one or more auto-balance assemblies mounted to the rotary member to compensate for a mass offset on the rotary element due to the one or more blade mount assemblies being dislodged or broken. The one or more auto-balance assemblies include one or more tracks and one or more spheres located inside the one or more tracks and in contact with first and second bearing race edges. Loads are transferred from at least one of the first bearing race edge and the second bearing race edge, when the rotary member rotates, to the one or more spheres that self-align within the track to compensate for the mass offset on the rotary element.
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