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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Jeffrey Meester, Fresno, CA (US);
Franklin Paul Orlando, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
460113 ; 460133 ; 460145 ; 563401 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a harvesting shaker with a set of primary eccentric weights and secondary eccentric weights. The invention rotates the primary and secondary eccentric weights at the same speed, but may on the fly, using a hydraulic rotary actuator, change the rotational phase between the primary and secondary eccentric weights, causing an on the fly change of amplitude of the inventive shaker. The invention also uses a rotary valve, that does not require high pressure bearings, and that provides damping of the control system.