Crop divider for an agricultural harvester header having multiple harvesting reels
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsCraig Donald Roberts, Scott Wilson, Andrew Victor Lauwers, Cameron Ivey
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Abstract
An agricultural harvester including a header and a cab for an operator of the harvester. The header includes a frame, a reel assembly having a first reel, and a second reel spaced from the first reel a fixed distance. The header further includes a reel support structure supporting the first and second reels for movement between first and second positions, and a crop divider connected to the reel assembly, wherein the crop divider substantially spans a width of the fixed distance.
Claims19
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame;
- a reel assembly including a first reel and a second reel spaced from the first reel a fixed distance;
- a reel support structure extending from the frame and supporting the first and second reels for movement between first and second positions, the reel support structure including:
- a brace extending from the frame and supporting the reel assembly,
- a first actuator operatively connected to the brace for moving the brace in a vertical direction, and
- a second actuator extending from the brace and operatively connected to the reel assembly for moving the reel assembly in fore and aft directions;
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- a crop divider connected to the reel assembly, wherein the crop divider substantially spans a width of the fixed distance.
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame;
- a reel assembly including a first reel and a second reel spaced from the first reel a spaced distance;
- a reel support structure supporting the first and second reels for movement between first and second positions, the reel support structure including:
- a brace connected to the frame and supporting the reel assembly,
- a first actuator operatively connected to the brace for moving the brace in a vertical direction, and
- a second actuator extending from the brace and operatively connected to the reel assembly for moving the reel assembly in fore and aft directions;
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- a crop divider spanning across the spaced distance between the first and second reels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.