Twine knotter with central lubrication

US10349583B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Rasspe Systemtechnik Gmbh · DE

Inventors

• Fred Schumacher · Altenkirchen, DE
• Heinz-Gunter Schumacher · Eichelhardt, DE
• Michael Flanhardt · Langenfeld, DE
• Andreas Acimas · Veldhoven, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 21, 2016
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2019
• Expiry date: Apr 14, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01F15/14
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A centrally lubricated twine knotter for a press with twine tying, comprising at least one knotter driving disc, a knotter chassis, a knotter assembly and if necessary a knife lever, which can at least partly be supplied with lubricant, in the case of which the knotter driving disc is fastened on the knotter driveshaft that is driveable about its axis in a rotationally fixed manner, the knotter chassis is assigned to the knotter driving disc in such a manner that the knotter chassis with respect to the twine knotter stands fixed in space, the knotter chassis carries the knotter assembly forming the one or two knots in succession and if necessary the knife lever driven by a cam track of the knotter driving disc, the knotter assembly, comprises at least one twine holder and a knotter hook and for lubricating at least some of the bearings of a plurality of the driven components from the group of the knotter driving disc, knife lever, twine holder, knotter hook a central lubricating arrangement is provided, wherein an independent lubricant receiving and distribution housing is provided, the interior of which on the one hand is connected via a connecting line to a lubricant reservoir or…