Folding agricultural head
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorMichael W. Mossman
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Abstract
A head for an agricultural machine includes a frame with a center segment defining a first longitudinal axis and a wing defining a second longitudinal axis. The head also includes a motion control assembly connecting the center segment and the wing such that the wing is movable relative to the center segment between a deployed position and a non-deployed position. The motion control assembly is configured to maintain the second longitudinal axis in a parallel relationship with the first longitudinal axis as the wing moves between the deployed position and the non-deployed position, and the wing is movable from the deployed position to the non-deployed position along a continuous arc.
Claims20
A head for an agricultural machine, the head comprising:
- a frame including a center segment defining a first longitudinal axis and a wing defining a second longitudinal axis;
- and
- a motion control assembly connecting the center segment and the wing such that the wing is movable relative to the center segment between a deployed position and a non-deployed position,
- wherein the motion control assembly is configured to maintain the second longitudinal axis in a parallel relationship with the first longitudinal axis as the wing moves between the deployed position and the non-deployed position, and
- wherein the wing is movable from the deployed position to the non-deployed position along a continuous arc.
A combine comprising:
- a housing;
- a feederhouse coupled to a front end of the housing;
- a head coupled to the feederhouse, the head including a frame having a center segment that defines a first longitudinal axis and includes a first end surface, and a wing that defines a second longitudinal axis and includes a second end surface;
- and
- a motion control assembly connecting the center segment and the wing such that the wing is movable relative to the center segment between a deployed position and a non-deployed position,
- wherein the first end surface faces the second end surface when the wing is in the deployed position and faces away from the second end surface when the wing is in the non-deployed position,
- wherein the first end surface and the first longitudinal axis define a first oblique included angle, and
- wherein the second end surface and the second longitudinal axis define a second oblique included angle.
A head for an agricultural machine, the head comprising:
- a frame including a center segment and a wing;
- and
- a motion control assembly connecting the center segment and the wing such that the wing is movable relative to the center segment between a deployed position and a non-deployed position;
- and
- a releasable pivot assembly selectively pivotally coupling the wing and the center segment when the wing is in the deployed position, the releasable pivot assembly including
- a projection located on one of the wing and the center segment, and
- a saddle located on the other of the wing and the center segment, the saddle having a recess configured to receive the projection when the wing is in the deployed position,
- wherein the projection is insertable into the recess and removable from the recess without linearly translating the wing relative to the center segment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.