Adjustable stalk stomper/chopper curtain assembly
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsKyle Lauff, Eric Lee Walker, Herb Farley, Robert D. Crandall
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Abstract
An adjustable stalk stomper and/or chopper curtain assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester. The adjustable assembly comprises a control arm, at least one member connected to the control arm, wherein the at least one member is configured to knock down plant stalks and/or to shield the agricultural harvester from flying debris, and wherein the control arm is configured to provide for adjustment of the orientation of the at least one member relative to the ground and the header. An agricultural harvester header may include the above adjustable assembly and a frame having a toolbar. An agricultural harvester may include such header.
Claims22
An adjustable assembly for attachment to a header of an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a control arm extending along a longitudinal axis, the control arm rotatable about the longitudinal axis between a first a first position and a second position;
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- a plurality of members connected to the control arm and rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position to knock down plant stalks and shield against flying debris, the plurality of members comprising a plurality of first members, each comprising a curved lower portion and a planar upper portion, and a plurality of second members, each having a substantially planar shape,
- wherein the control arm is configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of members relative to ground, and
- wherein the plurality of second members and the planar upper portion of each of the plurality of first members are vertical when the plurality of members are in the second position.
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a frame having a toolbar having a longitudinal axis;
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- an adjustable assembly comprising:
- a control arm operatively connected to the tool bar, the control arm extending along a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the toolbar and offset from the longitudinal axis of the toolbar, the control arm rotatable about its longitudinal axis, and
- a plurality of members connected to the control arm to knock down plant stalks or to shield against flying debris,
- wherein the control arm is configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of members relative to ground or the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.