US 12,102,029 B2
Adjustable wedge assembly for changing angle on disk drill closing wheel
Graham Douglas Stuart, Warman (CA); Timothy David Quinney, Saskatoon (CA); and Jesse Blair Pidwerbesky, Warman (CA)
Assigned to CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., (CA)
Filed by CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon (CA)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/357,571.
Prior Publication US 2022/0408634 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A01C 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 5/068 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A row unit closing wheel assembly, comprising:
a closing wheel;
a closing wheel arm;
a closing wheel shaft having a first end and a second end, wherein the closing wheel is coupled to the first end and the closing wheel arm is coupled to the second end via a pivot joint; and
an adjustable wedge assembly comprising a wedge coupled to the pivot joint, wherein the adjustable wedge assembly is configured to adjust an angle of the closing wheel shaft relative to the closing wheel arm along a horizontal plane via movement of the closing wheel shaft about the pivot joint, and wherein the horizontal plane is orthogonal to a rotational axis of the pivot joint.