IP Library Granted Patent US 9,504,197
Granted Patent B2
US 9,504,197 · App. 14/472,567 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Disc blade clamping device

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Patent No.
US 9,504,197
App. No.
14/472,567
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural tillage implement, including: a frame tube; and a disc blade hanger mounting assembly. The disc blade hanger mounting assembly includes: a disc blade hanger; at least one L-shaped bolt; and an L-shaped clamp, the L-shaped clamp being connected to the at least one L-shaped bolt and clamping the frame tube and the disc blade hanger together by way of the at least one L-shaped bolt.

Claims (30)

1. An agricultural tillage implement, comprising:

a frame tube; and

a disc blade hanger mounting assembly attached to the frame tube, the disc blade hanger mounting assembly including:

an L-shaped clamp including a first wall and a second wall which is substantially perpendicular to said first wall; said first wall including two through-holes; said second wall including a body, a first upstanding tab, and a second upstanding tab; said body and said first upstanding tab forming a first recess; said body and said second upstanding tab forming a second recess;

a support plate with two through-holes;

a first L-shaped bolt and a second L-shaped bolt, each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt including a first leg with a first end and a second leg with a second end; said first end of each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt being coupled to said L-shaped clamp through one of the said first wall two through-holes; said second leg of each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt being positioned in one of said first recess and said second recess and through one of said support plate two through-holes;

a plurality of fasteners; and

a disc blade hanger coupled to the L-shaped clamp, said disc blade hanger being positioned between said support plate and said second wall, said disc blade hanger being positioned between said second leg of said first L-shaped bolt and said second leg of said second L-shaped bolt; each of said first end and said second end of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt secured with one of said plurality of fasteners.

2. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said frame tube includes a rear side and a bottom side, said first wall of said L-shaped clamp being positioned adjacent said rear side of said frame tube, said second wall of said L-shaped clamp being positioned adjacent said bottom side of said frame tube, said L-shaped clamp being open toward a direction of travel; said frame tube being positioned between (a) said first upstanding tab and said second upstanding tab, and (b) said first wall.

3. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said L-shaped clamp is a casting.

4. The agricultural tillage implement of claim 1 , wherein said second wall of said L-shaped clamp includes a through-hole, said disc blade hanger includes a through-hole, said disc blade hanger further coupled to said L-shaped clamp by a bolt passing through the through hole of the disc blade hanger and the through-hole of said second wall of said L-shaped clamp and secured by a fastener.

5. A disc blade hanger mounting assembly for mounting a disc blade hanger to a frame tube of an agricultural tillage implement, said disc blade hanger mounting assembly comprising:

an L-shaped clamp including a first wall and a second wall which is substantially perpendicular to said first wall; said first wall including two through-holes; said second wall including a body, a first upstanding tab, and a second upstanding tab; said body and said first upstanding tab forming a first recess; said body and said second upstanding tab forming a second recess;

a support plate with two through-holes;

a first L-shaped bolt and a second L-shaped bolt, each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt including a first leg with a first end and a second leg with a second end; said first end of each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt being coupled to said L-shaped clamp through one of the said first wall two through-holes; said second leg of each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt being positioned in one of said first recess and said second recess and through one of said support plate two through-holes;

a plurality of fasteners; and

a disc blade hanger coupled to the L-shaped clamp, said disc blade hanger being positioned between said support plate and said second wall, said disc blade hanger being positioned between said second leg of said first L-shaped bolt and said second leg of said second L-shaped bolt; each of said first end and said second end of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt secured with one of said plurality of fasteners.

6. The disc blade hanger mounting assembly of claim 5 , wherein said L-shaped plate is a casting.

7. The disc blade hanger mounting assembly of claim 5 , wherein said second wall of said L-shaped clamp includes a through-hole, said disc blade hanger includes a through-hole, said disc blade hanger further coupled to said L-shaped clamp by a bolt passing through the through hole of the disc blade hanger and the through-hole of said second wall of said L-shaped clamp and secured by a fastener.

8. A method of attaching a disc blade hanger to a frame tube of an agricultural tillage implement, the method comprising:

providing a disc blade hanger mounting assembly including:

an L-shaped clamp including a first wall and a second wall which is substantially perpendicular to said first wall; said first wall including two through-holes; said second wall including a body, a first upstanding tab, and a second upstanding tab; said body and said first upstanding tab forming a first recess; said body and said second upstanding tab forming a second recess;

a support plate with two through-holes;

a first L-shaped bolt and a second L-shaped bolt, each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt including a first leg with a first end and a second leg with a second end; and

a plurality of fasteners;

positioning said disc blade hanger mounting assembly on said frame tube, said frame tube including a rear side and a bottom side, said first wall of said L-shaped clamp being positioned adjacent said rear side of said frame tube, said second wall of said L-shaped clamp being positioned adjacent said bottom side of said frame tube, said L-shaped clamp being open toward a direction of travel, said frame tube being positioned between (a) said first upstanding tab and said second upstanding tab, and (b) said first wall;

positioning said first end of each of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt through the respective said two through-holes of the first wall of said L-shaped clamp; positioning said second leg of each of said first and second L-shaped bolts in respective said first and second recesses of said L-shaped clamp and through said respective support plate two through-holes;

positioning said disc blade hanger (a) between said support plate and said second wall, and (b) between said second leg of said first L-shaped bolt and said second leg of said second L-shaped bolt; and

securing each of said first end and said second end of said first L-shaped bolt and said second L-shaped bolt with one of said plurality of fasteners.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein said first wall of said L-shaped clamp includes a third through-hole perpendicular to said two through-holes, said disc blade hanger includes a through-hole, said disc blade hanger further coupled to said L-shaped clamp by a bolt passing through the through hole of the disc blade hanger and the third through-hole of said L-shaped clamp and secured by a fastener.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2017
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 041785/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2017
From: KOVACH, MICHAEL G.
To: CNH AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 041190/0515 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 7, 2017
From: CNH AMERICA LLC
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 041645/0099 →