Conveyor belt tensioning device for an agricultural machine

    公开(公告)号:US11266070B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-08

    申请号:US16663539

    申请日:2019-10-25

    摘要: A header for a combine harvester includes a conveyor belt for conveying crop material in a conveyance direction, and an adjusting device for adjusting a tension of the conveyor belt. The adjusting device includes a link that is movable with respect to a frame member of the header. The link is movable in a direction that is either orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to a tensioning direction of the conveyor belt for adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt may be an infeed conveyor belt or a lateral conveyor belt of a draper header, for example.

    FLEXIBLE CUTTERBAR WITH ADJUSTABLE CUT HEIGHT

    公开(公告)号:US20230363306A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-16

    申请号:US17743828

    申请日:2022-05-13

    发明人: Joel Cook

    IPC分类号: A01D34/24 A01D34/14

    CPC分类号: A01D34/243 A01D34/14

    摘要: An adjustable skid shoe enabling a flexible cutter bar of an agricultural combine harvester to follow the ground at a higher cut height during the flex cutter bar mode. The adjustable skid shoe is hinged and can be fixed so the curved aft end lowers the ground contact surface beneath the header, raising the cut height in flex mode. The adjusted skid shoe contacts the ground further back from the cutter bar, allowing the cutter bar to reach close to the ground by a front pivot of the header on the adjusted skid shoe. Also, an agricultural vehicle header and an agricultural combine harvester comprising the skid shoe.

    Direct shaft connected dual center knife drive for an agricultural harvester

    公开(公告)号:US10674657B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15799060

    申请日:2017-10-31

    摘要: A header for an agricultural harvester including an epicyclical drive gear train operatively connected to a first cutter bar, an epicyclical driven gear train operatively connected to a second cutter bar, and a shaft extending between and operatively connected to the epicyclical drive gear train and the epicyclical driven gear train. The epicyclical drive gear train rotates in a first direction and the shaft is configured to rotate the epicyclical driven gear train in a second direction opposite the first direction or in the same direction as the first direction. Each of the epicyclical drive gear train and epicyclical driven gear train includes a bevel gear for operatively engaging bevel gears on the shaft. Operation of the epicyclical drive gear train and epicyclical driven gear train results in substantially linear oscillating motion of the cutter bars.

    ROTATABLE COUPLER FOR A REEL ARM OF A REEL HEADER

    公开(公告)号:US20190082599A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-21

    申请号:US15710523

    申请日:2017-09-20

    发明人: Joel Cook

    IPC分类号: A01D41/16 A01D57/03

    摘要: A reel arm for a header of an agricultural harvester comprising a rotatable coupler, a first linkage assembly and a second linkage assembly is disclosed. The rotatable coupler has a central rotational axis and includes a control shaft extending therethrough parallel to the central rotational axis. The first linkage assembly includes a first end connected to the control shaft about a first lateral side of the rotatable coupler and a second end opposite the first end for connection to a reel tine bar of a first reel assembly of the header. The second linkage assembly includes a first end connected to the control shaft about a second lateral side of the rotatable coupler and a second end opposite the first end for connection to a reel tine bar of a second reel assembly of the header.

    RIGID CUTTERBAR OVER TRAVEL
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230403977A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US17845046

    申请日:2022-06-21

    IPC分类号: A01D41/14

    CPC分类号: A01D41/145 A01D41/141

    摘要: A cutter bar assembly for an agricultural vehicle header includes a cutter bar supported by movable arms extending from a header frame and capable of operation in flex and rigid modes. The support arms are joined to the header frame such that they may be displaced from a raised position in the rigid mode when subjected to a lifting force due to striking an obstacle without damage to the header structure. Also, an agricultural vehicle header and an agricultural combine harvester includes the cutter bar assembly.

    Low profile sickle drive
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11350565B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16797287

    申请日:2020-02-21

    IPC分类号: A01D34/30 A01D34/32 A01D34/14

    摘要: A sickle drive incorporated into a generally flat package or enclosure or floor. The drive includes an epicyclic mechanism, including a rotatable input element in an upper region of a cavity of the enclosure, and an eccentric element below the input element rotatable eccentrically thereby. A drive arm is connected to the eccentric element for rotation about, and eccentric rotation with, the eccentric element, and extends to a pivot element which can be the only component extending upwardly from the enclosure or floor, such that the shaft will be pivoted by the eccentric movement of the drive arm. A knife arm connects to the pivot element and a sickle knife assembly which will be reciprocated by the pivoting action. A second epicyclic arrangement can be employed such that opposite forces generated by operation of the drive will be largely canceled.

    Zipper assembly for a draper belt

    公开(公告)号:US10920851B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16737477

    申请日:2020-01-08

    IPC分类号: F16G3/10 B65G15/36 B65G15/42

    摘要: The subject disclosure provides a draper belt assembly for an agricultural harvester that includes a draper belt and a zipper assembly along a length of the draper belt. The zipper assembly includes a first zipper track, a second zipper track complementary to the first zipper track, and a slider releasably connectable to the first zipper track and the second zipper track. The draper belt assembly further includes a lock for releasably securing the zipper assembly in a fixed position and a seal covering an upper surface of the first and second zipper tracks.

    Center link knife drive for a header of an agricultural harvester

    公开(公告)号:US10568259B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-25

    申请号:US15865834

    申请日:2018-01-09

    IPC分类号: A01D34/34 A01D34/14 A01D41/14

    摘要: A knife head drive assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester including a knife head assembly for attachment to a forward end of the header. A first pivot arm and a second pivot arm are carried by the knife head assembly and are pivotably connected by a linkage. A rotating crank is operatively connected to and extending substantially transverse to the knife head assembly for engagement with a drive. A reciprocating shaft is connected to the rotating crank and either of the pivot arms or the linkage. Operation of the knife head drive assembly results in substantially linear, opposed oscillating motion of cutter bars carried by the knife head assembly.