Patent ID: 6170246
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: A01F

Abstract:
In a round baler havinga pair of opposing walls having parallel surfaces facing each other at a predetermined distance,conveying means including an apron defining a baling chamber between said walls for forming cylindrical bales of crop material,a pickup for feeding crop material into said chamber,a tubular rotatable transverse idler roll mounted between said opposing walls for operatively supporting said apron, anda mounting assembly having a bearing assembly for mounting said roll on one of said opposing walls, said bearing assembly including a generally cylindrical stationary first race and a concentrically disposed generally cylindrical rotatable second race, a bearing cavity is formed between said first race and said second race for seating a series of bearings housed between said first and second races, the improvement comprisinga shaft extending between said opposing walls, said shaft including an integral ribbed end portion, and having a length greater than said predetermined distance,said first race attached to said shaft,said second race attached to said tubular rotatable transverse idler roll,a slot in the parallel facing surface of said one of said opposing walls for accommodating said ribbed end portion of said shaft, andmeans for retaining said shaft in said slot.