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Granted Patent B2
US 10,980,175 · App. 16/113,234 · Granted Apr 20, 2021

Agricultural apparatus for comminution of biomass

Inventors: Martin Arnold (Steinlah, DE); Hubertus Löer (Anröchte-Uelde, DE); Michael Müthing (Winterberg, DE)
Assignee: Müthing GmbH & Co. KG
A01D34/8355A01D43/08A01F29/095
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Patent No.
US 10,980,175
App. No.
16/113,234
Granted
Apr 20, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agricultural working apparatus, for the separation of ground vegetation, in particular a mulching, mowing or a milling apparatus, includes at least one cutting device, having a cutting rail, and at least one adjusting device for the adjustment of the cutting rail. The cutting device has at least one connecting piece, which is arranged laterally in the transverse direction and by means of which the cutting rail is connected to the adjusting device.

Claims (36)

1. An agricultural working apparatus for the processing of biomass including plant parts and for mulching, a mulching-mowing apparatus or a milling apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a cutting device comprising a cutting rail and a connecting piece;

an adjusting device for an adjustment of the cutting rail, wherein the connecting piece of the cutting device is arranged laterally in a transverse direction and the cutting rail is connected to the adjusting device by the connecting piece;

wherein the connecting piece comprises a bolt fixed on the cutting rail and engaging in a depression or a recess of the adjusting device, the connecting piece further comprises a sliding block; and in the depression, the sliding block is arranged between the bolt and the adjusting device, and the sliding block comprises a spring element, the spring element being an enclosure of the sliding block and made of an elastic material.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting device comprises a pivotable rocker.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the rocker comprises a slot-shaped recess forming a slot-shaped aperture in which the connecting piece engages.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the adjusting device further comprises a rotary shaft, which extends in the transverse direction, is rotatable about the transverse direction and is connected rotationally secure to the rocker.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the adjusting device further comprises a lever, which is connected rotationally secure to the rotary shaft along a whole of a cross section of the rotary shaft, the lever being stirrup-shaped and pivotable in configuration.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the adjusting device further comprises a actuating cylinder, in which a piston is arranged such that the piston is linearly movable, the actuating cylinder being connected to the lever and the piston being fixed to a housing.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the actuating cylinder, at least in some sections, has a marking in the form of regular color differences along an actuating cylinder length, to which a momentary position of the actuating cylinder relative to the piston is assigned and, during operation, can be viewed by a user of the apparatus.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the adjusting device further comprises a spindle connected to the at least one lever and a crank, wherein the spindle is manually actuable by means of the crank.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the adjusting device comprises at least one actuating cylinder, in which respectively a piston is displaceably mounted.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising a housing, wherein the actuating cylinder is fixed to the housing.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a position measuring unit for measuring a position of the cutting rail.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the adjusting device comprises a pivotable rocker;

the position measuring unit is configured as a potentiometer comprising an angle of rotation potentiometer, by means of which a pivot position of the rocker is measurable.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the cutting device has guide spacers for cleaning an adjustment path of the cutting rail.

14. An agricultural working apparatus for the processing of biomass including plant parts and for mulching, a mulching-mowing apparatus or a milling apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

a cutting device comprising a cutting rail and a connecting piece;

an adjusting device for an adjustment of the cutting rail, wherein the connecting piece of the cutting device is arranged laterally in a transverse direction and the cutting rail is connected to the adjusting device by the at least one connecting piece;

wherein the adjusting device comprises a pivotable rocker,

wherein the adjusting device further comprises a rotary shaft, which extends in the transverse direction, is rotatable about the transverse direction and is connected rotationally secure to the rocker, and a lever, which is connected rotationally secure to the rotary shaft along a whole of a cross section of the rotary shaft, the lever being stirrup-shaped and pivotable in configuration,

wherein the adjusting device further comprises an actuating cylinder, in which a piston is arranged such that the piston is linearly movable, the actuating cylinder being connected to the lever and the piston being fixed to a housing, and

wherein the actuating cylinder, at least in some sections, has a marking in the form of regular color differences along an actuating cylinder length, to which a momentary position of the actuating cylinder relative to the piston is assigned and, during operation, can be viewed by a user of the apparatus.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the connecting piece comprises a bolt fixed on the cutting rail and engaging in a depression or a recess of the adjusting device.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 15 , wherein:

the connecting piece further comprises a sliding block; and

in the depression the sliding block is arranged between the bolt and the adjusting device.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the sliding block comprises a spring element, the spring element being an enclosure of the sliding block and made of an elastic material.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the connecting piece further comprises an adapter plate connected to the adjusting device.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the connecting piece further comprises an actuating cylinder or servo motor comprising a piston connected to the cutting device and to the adjusting device by means of the adapter plate.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the rocker comprises a slot-shaped recess forming a slot-shaped aperture in which the connecting piece engages.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14 , further comprising a position measuring unit for measuring the position of the cutting rail.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the position measuring unit is configured as a potentiometer comprising an angle of rotation potentiometer, by means of which a pivot position of the rocker is measurable.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the cutting device has guide spacers for cleaning an adjustment path of the cutting rail.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 8, 2022
From: MÜTHING GMBH & CO. KG
To: MÜTHING GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 061462/0526 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2018
From: ARNOLD, MARTIN; LÖER, HUBERTUS; MÜTHING, MICHAEL, DR.
To: MÜTHING GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 047479/0725 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 008 126.3 · Aug 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190059216A1 · Feb 28, 2019