Patent ID: 8056311
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A conditioner for conditioning cut crop material from a harvester comprising: a conditioner frame; a first roller mounted in the conditioner frame for rotation about an axis of the first roller with the axis being mounted in fixed position in the frame; a second roller mounted in the conditioner frame for rotation about an axis of the second roller; a drive input for driving rotation of at least one of the first and second rollers; each respective end of the second roller being mounted on a respective mounting assembly arranged to allow movement of the respective end of the second roller relative to the first roller in a direction to increase and decrease spacing between the axes of the first and second rollers; each mounting assembly including: wherein the tension spring is generally parallel to the tension link and has its end connected to the second end of the bell crank outward from the tension link in a direction away from the radial plane of the roller pivot axis.