Lawrence Grant Rhodes

US Patent:

44346069, Mar 6, 1984

Filed:

May 4, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/374705

Inventors:

Lawrence G. Rhodes - Stockton MO
John W. Carter - Stockton MO

Assignee:

Superior Gear Box Company - Stockton MO

International Classification:

A01D 4700
F16H 3706

US Classification:

56106

Abstract:

This compact gear box is intended for a corn harvesting unit having a pair of harvesting rolls and a pair of gathering chain assemblies. The gear box includes a drive shaft and first and second pairs of shafts connected to the harvesting rolls and the gathering chain assemblies respectively. The drive shaft includes a bevel gear driving a bevel pinion gear mounted to the end of each of the first pair of shafts to rotate the harvesting rolls. The first shafts each include worm gears and the second shafts each include worm wheels engageable by associated worm gears of the first pair of shafts to rotate the gathering chain assemblies.