Position adjustment assembly for an agricultural conveyor

US8974170B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8974170-B2
Application numberUS-201313740578-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 14, 2013
Priority dateJan 16, 2012
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, includes an inner arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the air cart and a second end. An outer arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm. An intermediate link has a lateral positioning assembly to vary the length of the intermediate link.

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We claim: 1. A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, comprising: an inner arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the air cart and second end spaced from the agricultural product conveyor; an outer arm having a first end spaced from the agricultural product conveyor and rotatably coupled to the second end of the inner arm at a pivot point and a second end rotatably coupled to the…

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What does patent US8974170B2 cover?
A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, includes an inner arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the air cart and a second end. An outer arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm. An int…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cnh Canada Ltd, Cnh Ind Canada Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65G41/002. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).