Suspension device for sprayer booms
US6315218A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M7/0053
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A suspension device for a boom of a product spraying agricultural appliance includes elements for mounting the boom on a chassis of the appliance. The suspension device further includes elements to damp a boom movements and adjusting members capable of acting on the boom mounting elements so as to vary a position of a boom instantaneous center of rotation relative to a center of gravity thereof, preferably by modifying a spacing between the center of gravity and the instantaneous center of rotation located higher than the center of gravity.
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