Header for an agricultural harvester having an infeed conveyor connected to a center knife drive
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorDavid M. DeChristopher
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Abstract
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising a frame and first and second anteriorly facing, oppositely driven epicyclical cutter bar knife drives connected to the frame. A roller shaft extends between and operatively connects the first and second epicyclical drives. The roller shaft or a drive roller drives rotation of a header infeed conveyor. The anteriorly facing epicyclical knife drives effectively rid themselves of harmful dirt and debris thereby prolonging the service life of the epicyclical knife drives.
Claims18
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame supporting an infeed conveyor;
- a first epicyclical drive adjacent a forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a first cutter bar;
- a second epicyclical drive adjacent the forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a second cutter bar;
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- a roller shaft extending between the first and second epicyclical drives and operatively connected to the first epicyclical drive, the second epicyclical drive and the infeed conveyor.
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame supporting an infeed conveyor;
- a first epicyclical drive adjacent a forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a first cutter bar;
- a second epicyclical drive adjacent the forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a second cutter bar;
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- a roller shaft extending between the first and second epicyclical drives and operatively connected to the first epicyclical drive, the second epicyclical drive and the infeed conveyor, and wherein the roller shaft engages a medial side of the first and second epicyclical drives.
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame supporting an infeed conveyor;
- a first epicyclical drive adjacent a forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a first cutter bar;
- a second epicyclical drive adjacent the forward end of the infeed conveyor and operatively connected to a second cutter bar;
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- a roller shaft extending between the first and second epicyclical drives and operatively connected to the first epicyclical drive, the second epicyclical drive and the infeed conveyor, and wherein the infeed conveyor is positioned between the first and second epicyclical drives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.