Reel system with sun and planetary gear drive
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01D-057/03
A01D-057/12
A01D-045/00
A01D-061/00
A01D-057/02
출원번호
US-0814860
(2015-07-31)
등록번호
US-9526209
(2016-12-27)
우선권정보
CA-2876686 (2014-12-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Honey, Glenn
출원인 / 주소
HONEY BEE MANUFACTURING LTD.
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3인용 특허 :
134
초록▼
A crop harvesting header includes a reel rotatable about a reel axis. The reel has a reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis. The reel bat can pivot about a bat axis radially spaced from the reel axis. The reel bat has a crop collection member that extends generally away from the
A crop harvesting header includes a reel rotatable about a reel axis. The reel has a reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis. The reel bat can pivot about a bat axis radially spaced from the reel axis. The reel bat has a crop collection member that extends generally away from the bat axis. The reel bat can move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel. The reel bat can vary the angle of the crop collection member about the bat axis as the reel rotates about the reel axis. A sun gear is provided that may be positioned in axial alignment with the reel axis. A planetary gear system is rotatable about the sun gear. The planetary gear system interacts with the sun gear, and causes said planetary gear system to effect pivotal movement of the reel bat about its bat axis.
대표청구항▼
1. A crop harvesting header comprising: a reel rotatable about a reel axis, said reel having at least one reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis, the at least one reel bat being operable for pivotal movement about a bat axis radially spaced from said reel axis and oriented genera
1. A crop harvesting header comprising: a reel rotatable about a reel axis, said reel having at least one reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis, the at least one reel bat being operable for pivotal movement about a bat axis radially spaced from said reel axis and oriented generally parallel to the reel axis;the at least one reel bat having at least one crop collection member connected thereto, said at least one crop collection member extending generally away from said bat axis, the at least one reel bat being operable to move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel;the at least one reel bat being operable to be pivoted about its bat axis so as to vary the angular orientation of the at least one crop collection member about the bat axis as the reel rotates about the reel axis;a sun gear;a planetary gear assembly being rotatable about and relative to said sun gear and rotatable about said reel axis;said planetary gear assembly being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel to interact with the sun gear, and cause said planetary gear assembly to effect pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about its bat axis;said planetary gear assembly comprising at least one planetary gear system operable to be rotated around said reel axis and said sun gear, and said at least one planetary gear system comprising a planetary gear being rotatable about a planetary gear axis; said at least one planetary gear system being interconnected to said at least one reel bat, said planetary gear system being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel, to rotate with the reel and for said planetary gear to engage with the sun gear, such that said planetary gear system causes pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about said bat axis;said at least one planetary gear system further comprising a bat connection mechanism connecting said planetary gear with a reel bat, such that during rotation of said planetary gear system about the reel axis the planetary gear interacts with the sun gear, and through said interaction each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of said reel bat about its bat axis;said bat connection mechanism comprises: (a) a gear crank device connected to said planetary gear and operable for rotation with said planetary gear;(b) a connecting member having one end connected to said gear crank device and another end connected to a first end of a bat crank arm; said bat crank arm being interconnected to a bat; wherein in operation, rotation of said planetary gear causes said gear crank device to rotate about said planetary gear axis with said planetary gear, which causes said gear crank device to move said connecting member, which causes said bat crank arm to rotate said bat about said bat axis. 2. A crop harvesting header as claimed in claim 1 wherein said sun gear has a central sun axis positioned in substantial axial alignment with the reel axis. 3. A crop harvesting header as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: (i) a frame operable to be moved in a direction of movement across ground carrying a crop to be harvested;(ii) a cutting system operable for cutting crop material situated on the ground;(iii) a crop collection system operable for receiving crop material cut by the cutting system and transporting the cut crop material for further handling; wherein said reel is supported by, and rotatably mounted on, said frame and said reel operable to move crop in an area of the cutting system and operable to assist in feeding cut crop material to the crop collection system;wherein said reel axis is oriented generally longitudinally and the reel is mounted on the frame for movement therewith in the direction of movement and mounted for rotation about said reel axis;wherein the reel comprises a plurality of reel bats supported at spaced positions around the reel axis, each of the reel bats being mounted for pivotal movement about a bat axis located radially outward from said reel axis and oriented generally parallel to the reel axis;each of said plurality of reel bats having a plurality of crop collection members, said crop collections members extending generally away from the respective reel bat;each of the reel bats being operable to move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel;each of the reel bats being operable to be pivoted about its respective bat axis so as to vary the angle of the crop collection members about the bat axis as the reel rotates;said sun gear being located proximate one end of the reel and being fixed relative to the frame;wherein said planetary gear assembly comprises a plurality of planetary gear systems each operable to be rotated around said reel axis and said sun gear, and said planetary gear systems each having a planetary gear being rotatable about a respective planetary gear axis; said plurality of planetary gear systems being each interconnected to a respective one of said plurality of reel bats, each of the planetary gear systems being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel, to rotate with the reel and have its respective planetary gear rotate about its planetary gear axis and engage with the sun gear, such that each of said planetary gear systems causes pivotal movement in each respective reel bat and its crop collection members about its respective bat axis. 4. A header as claimed in claim 3, said header further comprising a reel drive mechanism operable to drive said planetary gear assembly in rotation about said reel axis, and wherein said planetary gear assembly comprises at least one gear carrier plate connected to said plurality of planetary gear systems, and wherein said reel drive mechanism drives said at least one carrier plate and said planetary systems in rotation about said reel axis. 5. A header as claimed in claim 4 wherein said reel further comprises a main reel tube, and wherein said main reel tube is interconnected to said at least one gear carrier plate and wherein said reel drive mechanism is interconnected to said main reel tube to drive said main reel tube in rotation about said reel axis so as to drive said at least one carrier plate and said plurality of planetary gear systems about said reel axis. 6. A header as claimed in claim 4, wherein said at least one gear carrier plate comprises first and second gear carrier plates connected to each other and to said plurality of planetary gear systems and wherein said plurality of first and second gear carrier plates support said plurality of planetary gear systems there between. 7. A header as claimed in claim 3 wherein each of said planetary gear systems comprises a planetary gear mounted for rotation about a planetary axis, and each said planetary gear system further comprising a bat connection mechanism connecting each said planetary gear with a respective one of said plurality of reel bats, such that during rotation of said planetary gear systems about the reel axis the planetary gears interact with the sun gear, and through said interaction each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis. 8. A header as claimed in claim 7 wherein said planetary gear assembly comprises at least one gear carrier plate connected to said plurality of planetary gear systems, and wherein said at least one gear carrier plate has an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface and wherein said planetary gear systems are located generally longitudinally inward of said inward facing surface of said at least one gear plate and said gear crank arm is located generally longitudinally outward of said outward facing surface of said at least one gear carrier plate. 9. A header as claimed in claim 7 wherein each of said plurality of planetary gears and said sun gear are configured so that in operation there will be pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis during only a rotational part of the cycle of rotation of said reel about said reel axis. 10. A header as claimed in claim 9 wherein each said planetary gear and said sun gear have toothed sections which when engaged in operation cause pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis. 11. A header as claimed in claim 10 wherein each said planetary gear and said sun gear have non-toothed sections which when engaged in operation cause the reel bat to have no pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis. 12. A header as claimed in claim 11 wherein when each of said non-toothed sections of said planetary gear and said sun gear are engaged, said planetary gear is in a locked configuration whereby the sun gear and the planetary gear interact to prevent rotation of each planetary gear about its respective planetary gear axis and thus lock the reel bat to prevent pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis. 13. A header as claimed in claim 12 further comprising a pin member on said sun gear and a slot mounted on each of said planetary gears, said pin member and each said slot configured to co-operate such that during operation during rotation of each planetary gear about said sun axis, said slot will engage with said pin member to transition said planetary gear from a first state of non-rotation about its planetary gear axis to a second state of rotation about said planetary gear axis. 14. A header as claimed in claim 13 wherein said pin member comprises a first pin member and said slot comprises a first slot, and wherein said header further comprises a second pin member on said sun gear and a second slot mounted on each of said planetary gears, said second pin member and each said second slot configured to co-operate such that during operation during rotation of each planetary gear about said sun axis, said second slot will engage with said second pin member to transition said planetary gear from said second state of non-rotation about its planetary gear axis to said first state of rotation about said planetary gear axis. 15. A crop harvesting header as claimed in claim 3 wherein each bat axis of said plurality of said bat axes is located at a distance from a central longitudinal axis through said respective reel bat. 16. A header as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a reel drive mechanism operable to drive said planetary gear assembly in rotation about said reel axis. 17. A crop harvesting header as claimed in claim 1 wherein said gear crank device comprises a gear crank arm. 18. A header as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bat axis is located at a distance from a central longitudinal axis through said at least one reel bat. 19. A kit for use with a harvesting header, said kit being configured to be interconnected to a reel of said harvesting header, said kit comprising: (a) a sun gear assembly comprising a sun gear;(b) a planetary gear apparatus comprising (i) a plurality of planetary gear systems, each of said planetary gear systems positioned and operable to be rotated about and engage with said sun gear; (ii) at least one gear carrier plate operable to support said plurality of planetary gear systems; said planetary gear apparatus being operable to be rotated about said sun gear;(c) a connection mechanism for connecting said sun gear assembly to said planetary gear apparatus;(d) a plurality of bat connection mechanisms operable for connecting a planetary gear of each said plurality of planetary gear systems with a reel bat, such that in operation, during rotation of said planetary gear system about the reel axis each planetary gear interacts with the sun gear, and through said interaction each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of a connected reel bat about its bat axis; where each of said plurality of bat connection mechanisms comprises: (i) a gear crank device, each said gear crank device connected to a planetary gear and operable for rotation with said planetary gear about a planetary gear axis;(ii) a connecting rod, each connecting rod having one end connected to said gear crank device and another end of said connecting rod configured to be connected to a first end of a bat crank arm, each said bat crank arm being operable for connection to a reel bat;wherein when said end kit is interconnected to a reel, in operation said reel is rotated about a reel axis, and each of the plurality of planetary gear systems is operable to cause pivotal movement of each of a plurality of interconnected reel bats to pivot about its respective bat axis;and wherein when said kit is interconnected to said bat crank arm, in operation, rotation of said plurality of planetary gears about said sun gear causes said plurality of gear crank devices to rotate about said planetary gear axes with said respective plurality of planetary gears, which causes said plurality of gear crank devices to move said respective connecting rods, which causes each of said respective bat crank arms to rotate said respective reel bats about their respective bat axes during at least part of the rotation of the planetary gears about said sun gear. 20. A kit as claimed in claim 19 further comprising an axle received through said sun gear and said plurality of planetary gear systems. 21. A kit as claimed in claim 19 comprising first and second gear carrier plates for supporting said plurality of planetary gear systems there between. 22. A kit as claimed in claim 19 wherein each of said plurality of planetary gear systems further comprises a plurality of planetary gears rotatable about respective planetary gear axes, and a plurality of bat connection mechanisms operable for connecting each of said plurality of planetary gears with a respective one of a plurality of reel bats of said reel, said end kit operable such that when connected to said reel, during rotation of said reel about a reel axis, each of the planetary gears is operable to interact with the sun gear, and through each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis. 23. A crop harvesting header comprising: a reel rotatable about a reel axis, said reel having at least one reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis, the at least one reel bat being operable for pivotal movement about a bat axis radially spaced from said reel axis and oriented generally parallel to the reel axis;the at least one reel bat having at least one crop collection member connected thereto, said at least one crop collection member extending generally away from said bat axis,the at least one reel bat having an outward end;the at least one reel bat being operable to move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel;the at least one reel bat being operable to be pivoted about its bat axis so as to vary the angle of the at least one crop collection member about the bat axis as the reel rotates about the reel axis;a sun gear;a kit comprising (i) a gear system and (ii) a bat connection mechanism connecting said gear system to said at least one reel bat;wherein said gear system is operable during rotation to effect pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about its bat axis; and wherein: said gear system comprises a planetary gear assembly being rotatable about and relative to said sun gear and rotatable about said reel axis;said planetary gear assembly being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel to interact with the sun gear, and cause said planetary gear assembly to effect pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about its bat axis;said planetary gear assembly comprising at least one planetary gear system operable to be rotated around said reel axis and said sun gear, and said at least one planetary gear system comprising a planetary gear being rotatable about a planetary gear axis; said at least one planetary gear system being interconnected to said at least one reel bat, said planetary gear system being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel, to rotate with the reel and for said planetary gear to engage with the sun gear, such that said planetary gear system causes pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about said bat axis;said at least one planetary gear system further comprising a bat connection mechanism connecting said planetary gear with a reel bat, such that during rotation of said planetary gear system about the reel axis the planetary gear interacts with the sun gear, and through said interaction each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of said reel bat about its bat axis;said bat connection mechanism comprising: (a) a gear crank device connected to said planetary gear and operable for rotation with said planetary gear;(b) a connecting rod having one end connected to said gear crank device and another end connected to a first end of a bat crank arm; said bat crank arm being interconnected to a bat;wherein in operation, rotation of said planetary gear causes said gear crank device to rotate about said planetary gear axis with said planetary gear, which causes said gear crank device to move said connecting rod, which causes said bat crank arm to rotate said bat about said bat axis. 24. A crop harvesting header as claimed claim 23 wherein said kit further comprises first and second gear carrier plates for supporting said gear system and said bat connection mechanism, and wherein at least part of said gear system is sandwiched between said first and second gear carrier plates. 25. A crop harvesting header comprising: a reel rotatable about a reel axis, said reel having at least one reel bat supported at a spaced distance from the reel axis, the at least one reel bat being operable for pivotal movement about a bat axis radially spaced from said reel axis and oriented generally parallel to the reel axis;the at least one reel bat having at least one crop collection member connected thereto, said at least one crop collection member extending generally away from said bat axis, the at least one reel bat being operable to move in a cyclical path around the reel axis during rotation of the reel;the at least one reel bat being operable to be pivoted about its bat axis so as to vary the angular orientation of the at least one crop collection member about the bat axis as the reel rotates about the reel axis;a sun gear;a planetary gear assembly being rotatable about and relative to said sun gear and rotatable about said reel axis;said planetary gear assembly being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel to interact with the sun gear, and cause said planetary gear assembly to effect pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about its bat axis;said planetary gear assembly comprising at least one planetary gear system operable to be rotated around said reel axis and said sun gear, and said at least one planetary gear system comprising a planetary gear being rotatable about a planetary gear axis;said at least one planetary gear system being interconnected to said at least one reel bat, said planetary gear system being operable during rotation about the reel axis with the reel, to rotate with the reel and for said planetary gear to engage with the sun gear, such that said planetary gear system causes pivotal movement of said at least one reel bat about said bat axis;said at least one planetary gear system further comprising a bat connection mechanism connecting said planetary gear with a reel bat, such that during rotation of said planetary gear system about the reel axis the planetary gear interacts with the sun gear, and through said interaction each said bat connection mechanism cause pivotal movement of said reel bat about its bat axis;said planetary gear and said sun gear being configured so that in operation, during rotation of said planetary gear about said sun gear the interaction of the planetary gear and the sun gear is such there will only be rotational movement of said planetary gear about said planetary gear axis resulting in pivotal movement of said reel bat about said bat axis, during a part the cycle of rotation of said reel about said reel axis. 26. A header as claimed in claim 25 wherein each said planetary gear and said sun gear have toothed sections which when engaged in operation cause pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis; and wherein each said planetary gear and said sun gear have non-toothed sections which when engaged in operation cause the reel bat to have no pivotal movement of each respective reel bat about its respective bat axis.
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