US 11,882,783 B2
Disc assembly for an agricultural implement
Michael George Kovach, Morton, IL (US); and Timothy Richard Blunier, Danvers, IL (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on May 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/315,798.
Prior Publication US 2022/0354040 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A01B 71/04 (2006.01); A01B 15/16 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 71/04 (2013.01) [A01B 15/16 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disc assembly for an agricultural implement, comprising:
a mounting assembly comprising:
a housing having a longitudinal passage;
a rotatable shaft configured to be disposed within the housing, such that the rotatable shaft extends along the longitudinal passage of the housing, wherein the rotatable shaft is configured to rotate relative to the housing;
a first end cap non-movably coupled to the rotatable shaft, wherein at least a portion of the first end cap is configured to be positioned longitudinally outward from the housing, and the first end cap is configured to engage a longitudinally inward surface of a first disc blade; and
a second end cap having a first engagement feature configured to selectively engage a second engagement feature of the rotatable shaft to non-movably couple the second end cap to the rotatable shaft, wherein at least a portion of the second end cap is configured to be positioned longitudinally outward from the housing, the second end cap is configured to engage a longitudinally inward surface of a second disc blade, an entirety of the first engagement feature and an entirety of the second engagement feature are configured to be positioned longitudinally inward from the second disc blade, and the second end cap is selectively removable from the rotatable shaft via disengagement of the first and second engagement features to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the rotatable shaft with the longitudinal passage of the housing;
wherein the first engagement feature of the second end cap comprises internal threads, and the second engagement feature of the rotatable shaft comprises external threads.