Stacking planter toolbar without four-bar linkage
US10285322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE06C5/24
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural implement including a stacking toolbar assembly. The stacking toolbar assembly includes a center toolbar, a center support beam, at least one pivot beam rotatably coupled to the center support beam at a first joint, at least one wing toolbar moveably coupled to the at least one pivot beam at a second joint, and an actuating system. The actuating system includes at least one first actuator coupled to the center support beam and the at least one pivot beam, and at least one second actuator coupled to the at least one pivot beam and the at least one wing toolbar. The at least one wing toolbar is moveable from a work position in which the at least one wing toolbar is substantially laterally aligned with the center toolbar and a transport position in which the at least one wing toolbar is stacked above the center toolbar.
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