Patent ID: 11963482
Assignee: UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A farm implement comprising:
a frame;
a container mounted on the frame and configured to hold agricultural material, the container having a container opening to receive agricultural material and a discharge opening for discharging agricultural material;
a first auger assembly disposed in the container and operable to move agricultural material from the container toward the discharge opening;
a second auger assembly including an inlet in communication with the discharge opening to receive agricultural material therefrom and an outlet to discharge agricultural material; and
a drive assembly;
wherein the first auger assembly comprises a first auger section comprising a first auger shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the first auger section and a first helical fighting disposed along the first auger shaft;
wherein the second auger assembly comprises a second auger section comprising a second auger shaft configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the second auger section and a second helical fighting disposed along the second auger shaft;
wherein a first end of the first auger shaft located at or around the discharge opening of the container is in proximity with a second end of the second auger shaft located at or around the inlet of the second auger assembly;
wherein the drive assembly comprises a first member disposed at the first end of the first auger shaft and operably connected to the first auger shaft to drive the first auger shaft, the drive assembly further including a second member disposed at the second end of the second auger shaft and operably connected to the second auger shaft to drive the second auger shaft;
wherein the drive assembly further comprises a third member disposed between the first member and the second member;
wherein the drive assembly further comprises a first gear assembly operatively connecting a transmission shaft to the first member, a second gear assembly operatively connecting a power input device to a second drive member, and a third gear assembly operatively connecting the first and second gear assemblies;
wherein the power input device is connected to the first and second members of the drive assembly;
wherein the second auger assembly comprises an intake housing disposed proximate to the inlet, and
wherein the drive assembly comprises a casing connected to the power input device, first member, second member, and third member,
wherein the power input device is an input shaft configured to be driven by a power take-off (PTO), wherein the drive assembly includes a transmission shaft directly coupled to the input shaft and operatively connected to the first member such that the transmission shaft is configured to transmit torque applied by the input shaft to the first member, wherein the first gear assembly comprises two or more gears angled with respect to each other.