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US 10,440,888 B2Granted
Draper belt system with distance change of pivoting roller
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsHerb M. Farley, Benjamin Kemmerer
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Abstract
A draper belt system is provided that includes a first draper belt assembly with first and second rollers, and a second draper belt assembly with third and fourth rollers. The third roller of the second draper belt assembly is disposed adjacent to the first roller of the first draper belt assembly. The first draper belt assembly is configured to pivot relative to the second draper belt assembly. Pivoting of the first draper belt assembly results in a change in a distance between the first and third rollers.
Claims20
A draper belt system, comprising:
- a first draper belt assembly comprising a first roller, a second roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the first and second rollers, the first roller defining a first central longitudinal axis about which the first roller spins, and a first plane extending through the first central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- a second draper belt assembly comprising a third roller, a fourth roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the third and fourth rollers, the third roller defining a second central longitudinal axis about which the third roller spins, and a second plane extending through the second central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- a first plate attached to the first draper belt assembly;
- a second plate attached to the second draper belt assembly;
- and
- a pin extending between the first and second plates, thereby defining a pivot axis of the first draper belt assembly relative to the second draper belt assembly;
- wherein the third roller of the second draper belt assembly is disposed adjacent to or substantially adjacent to the first roller of the first draper belt assembly with the first plane aligned or substantially aligned with the second plane;
- and
- wherein pivoting of the first draper belt assembly results in a change in a distance between the first and third rollers.
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A harvester header, comprising:
- a first draper belt assembly comprising a first roller, a second roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the first and second rollers, the first roller defining a first central longitudinal axis about which the first roller spins, and a first plane extending through the first central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- a second draper belt assembly comprising a third roller, a fourth roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the third and fourth rollers, the third roller defining a second central longitudinal axis about which the third roller spins, and a second plane extending through the second central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- a first plate attached to the first draper belt assembly;
- a second plate attached to the second draper belt assembly;
- a pin extending between the first and second plates, thereby defining a pivot axis of the first draper belt assembly relative to the second draper belt assembly;
- and
- a central draper belt assembly comprising a fifth roller, a sixth roller, and one or a plurality of belts looped around the fifth and sixth rollers;
- wherein the third roller of the second draper belt assembly is disposed adjacent to or substantially adjacent to the first roller of the first draper belt assembly with the first plane aligned or substantially aligned with the second plane;
- and
- wherein pivoting of the first draper belt assembly results in a change in a distance between the first and third rollers.
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A harvester, comprising:
- a header comprising:
- a first draper belt assembly comprising a first roller, a second roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the first and second rollers, the first roller defining a first central longitudinal axis about which the first roller spins, and a first plane extending through the first central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- a second draper belt assembly comprising a third roller, a fourth roller, and one or a plurality of draper belts looped around the third and fourth rollers, the third roller defining a second central longitudinal axis about which the third roller spins, and a second plane extending through the second central longitudinal axis and parallel or substantially parallel to horizontal;
- first and third plates positioned in spaced apart relation and attached to the first draper belt assembly;
- second and fourth plates positioned in space apart relation and attached to the second draper belt assembly;
- a pin extending between the first, second, third and fourth plates, thereby defining a pivot axis of the first draper belt assembly relative to the second draper belt assembly;
- and
- a central draper belt assembly comprising a fifth roller, a sixth roller, and one or a plurality of belts looped around the fifth and sixth rollers;
- wherein the third roller of the second draper belt assembly is disposed adjacent to or substantially adjacent to the first roller of the first draper belt assembly with the first plane aligned or substantially aligned with the second plane;
- and
- wherein pivoting of the first draper belt assembly results in a change in a distance between the first and third rollers;
- and
- a processing system configured to process crop introduced into the processing system through the central draper belt assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.