US 12,419,216 B2
Apparatus for assisting the exchange of blades on mowers
Alfred Siemer, Apen/Godensholt (DE)
Assigned to CLAAS Saulgau GmbH, Bad Saulgau (DE)
Filed by CLAAS Saulgau GmbH, Bad Saulgau (DE)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/299,035.
Claims priority of application No. 102022108861.8 (DE), filed on Apr. 12, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320268 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 34/73 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 34/733 (2013.01) [A01D 34/736 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus (10) for assisting the exchange of blades on a mowing member (1) of a mower, wherein the respective mowing member (1) comprises a mowing disk (2), a blade carrier (3) and at least one blade (4) which is mounted on the blade carrier (3) via a pin (5) which is connected to the blade carrier (3) and which extends through a recess (6) in the mowing disk (2),
comprising a lever device (11) which has at one end an actuating handle (14) which can be actuated by hand, and which has at a second end at least one bending-open body (15, 16), the blade carrier (3) and the mowing disk (2) of the respective mowing member (1) being able to be displaced thereby relative to one another such that, for performing the exchange of blades, the pin (5) which is connected to the blade carrier (3) can be moved out of the recess (6) in the mowing disk (2),
comprising a support device (12) which is mounted in an articulated manner on the lever device (11) and which is supported on the mowing disk (2) during a bending-open process,
and comprising at least one spring element (13) which assists the bending-open process via the at least one bending-open body (15, 16).