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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/08 (2006.01); F16P 5/00 (2006.01); B30B 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/0858 (2013.01); B30B 15/281 (2013.01); F16P 5/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift link assembly couples a baler needle to a lift arm. The lift link assembly includes a hollow lift link extending along a coupling axis, a lift bar slidably received by the lift link and an adjusting link. An overload protection mechanism includes a block fixed to the lift bar and coupled to the adjusting link, and a plate fixed to an end of the lift link. A pair of clamping bolts clamp the plate to the block. The clamping bolts are in tension and are substantially parallel to the coupling axis.