Grain Drill Patents (Class 193/9)
  • Patent number: 11531251
    Abstract: A camera assembly includes a motor configured to generate a driving power; a motor shaft that extends from the motor, such as to define a first axis, and is configured to rotate by the driving power of the motor; a pulley configured to rotate on a second axis, that is spaced from the first axis, according to rotation of the motor shaft; a belt configured to couple the motor shaft and the pulley, and convert the rotation of the motor shaft to rotation of the pulley, and tension of the belt applies a force to the motor shaft in a direction towards the second axis; a camera module configured to be mounted on the pulley and rotate together with the pulley; and an elastic body configured to apply a biasing force to the motor shaft such as to bias the motor shaft in a direction away from the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: HANWHA TECHWIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Yeon Kim, Byeong Ho Lee, Hye Jin Yu
  • Patent number: 11134607
    Abstract: A seed conduit defining a first end and a second end. The first end couples to a storage container and the second end to a planter shoe. The seed conduit includes a first flange coupled to and extending away from the second end of the seed conduit. The first flange extends into a gap defined by the planter shoe to deliver product from the storage container to a trench. The seed conduit includes a first support rib coupled to the first flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Brian Anderson, Chad Johnson, Johnathon Dienst, Kregg Raducha, Austin McLuckie
  • Patent number: 9936630
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for an agricultural product conveying system includes a mount having a seed tube mounting feature and a biasing member mounting feature. The mounting assembly also includes a biasing member configured to support a powered agricultural product conveyor. The seed tube mounting feature is configured to engage a corresponding mounting feature of a seed tube to support the seed tube on the mount, and the biasing member mounting feature is configured to engage a corresponding mounting feature of the biasing member to support the biasing member on the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad M. Johnson, Marvin A. Prickel, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: 8967357
    Abstract: A grain auger having a discharge chute with a primary opening is also provided with at least one secondary opening and a door movable between opened and closed positions relative to the secondary opening. The door is normally closed by spring bias, but will open if the primary discharge opening becomes blocked, thereby releasing grain through the secondary opening, to prevent damage to the auger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Meridian Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Douglas Houssian, Bradley Metro Zazula
  • Patent number: 4678953
    Abstract: It is conventional to use an electric motor for each device requiring such a drive even although only one such device may be used at one time, because it is inconvenient and time consuming to disconnect the motor and re-connect same to another device. The present invention enables a single electric motor to be used on a plurality of devices and is easily changed from one to another. The device consists of a base plate secured in the correct position on each of the devices. The single motor is mounted on a support plate having a pivot shaft at the rear thereof easily attached and detached for pivotal action, to one side of any of the base plates and having a compression spring reacting between the front of the support plate and the device to urge the support plate and the motor upwardly to supply sufficient tension to a drive belt operatively extending between the motor and the device upon which the motor is detachably secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Inventor: Raymond A. Johnson