Drive arrangement for powering the plunger of an agricultural baler

摘要

An agricultural baler including a base unit, a plurality of ground engaging devices and a transmission. The plurality of ground engaging devices support the base unit. The transmission is mounted on the base unit. The transmission includes an input shaft and an other shaft. The other shaft is separate from the input shaft. The other shaft is drivingly coupled to the input shaft. The other shaft is connected to a flywheel and/or a hydraulic pump. The other shaft is configured to operate at a different speed than the speed at which the input shaft operates.

主权项

1. An agricultural baler, comprising:
a transmission mounted within said agricultural baler, said transmission including an input shaft; a fixed ratio gear drivingly coupled to said input shaft and having a fixed speed shaft drivingly coupled to at least one of a flywheel and a hydraulic pump; and a variable ratio gear drivingly coupled to said input shaft and having a variable speed shaft drivingly coupled to a plunger mechanism, wherein said variable speed shaft is configured to operate at a different speed than said speed at which said fixed speed shaft operates; wherein said flywheel is connected to said fixed speed shaft, said speed of said fixed speed shaft being higher than said input shaft.