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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hubert Buhne, Sendenhorst, DE;
Assignee:
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/344 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/344 ;
Abstract
Chain conveyors in an agricultural harvesting machine can be tensioned by means of a tension adjusting device including an adjusting unit which is coupled to a displaceable shaft via a linkage means or connector members. The adjusting units are advantageously hydraulic cylinders controlled in synchronism. The hydraulic cylinders can be mutually independently pressurized via bypass lines incorporating control valves.