Agricultural Baler Having a Quarter Turn with a Spring Loaded Lock Arrangement

摘要

An agricultural baler including a frame and a quarter turn attached to the frame. The agricultural baler further includes a transport lock associated with a lateral end of the quarter turn for locking the quarter turn in a transport position. The transport lock includes a lock plate with a first hole receiving a first fastener at one pivot location, a second hole receiving a second fastener attached to and extending from a respective lateral end or the frame, and a third hole for receiving a latch pin extending from another of the respective lateral end or the frame. The transport lock further includes a biasing arrangement for biasing the third hole in the lock plate toward the latch pin when the latch pin is positioned within the third hole.

主权项

1. An agricultural baler, comprising:
a frame defining a rear of the baler; a quarter turn attached to the frame at the rear of the baler, the quarter turn comprising opposite lateral ends and a pair of end plates respectively positioned at each lateral end, each of the end plates being pivotally attached to the frame at a respective pivot location, the quarter turn being pivotably movable between a field position and a transport position; and a transport lock associated with one of the lateral ends for locking the quarter turn in the transport position, the transport lock comprising a lock plate having a first hole receiving a first fastener at one the pivot location, a second hole receiving a second fastener attached to and extending from one of one of the end plates and the frame, and a third hole for receiving a latch pin extending from another of the one of the end plates and the frame, the transport lock further comprising a biasing arrangement for biasing at least a portion of the lock plate associated with the third hole toward the latch pin.