Hybrid draper belt splice
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsAlbert Wayne Childs, Cory Douglas Hunt
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Abstract
The subject disclosure includes structure for easily and reliably connecting and disconnecting first and second ends of an agricultural harvester draper belt. A unitary hairpin connecting bar enables connection of adjacent flanges of the first and second ends of the draper belt. A plurality of connecting bar pairs provide connection of adjacent flanges of the first and second ends of the draper belt when the flanges are arranged in an angled, stepped or staggered pattern. A flexible connecting bar pair provides connection to flanges at the first and second ends of the draper belt that extend at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the leading edge of the draper belt.
Claims12
A draper belt for an agricultural harvester header comprising:
- a first end having a first plurality of spaced apart flanges;
- a second end opposite the first end having a second plurality of spaced apart flanges;
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- a splice assembly for joining the first and second ends, the splice assembly including:
- a plurality of connecting bar pairs or unitary hairpin connecting bars for connecting one of the first plurality of spaced apart flanges to an adjacent one of the second plurality of spaced apart flanges.
A draper belt for an agricultural harvester header comprising:
- a first end having a first flange extending at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a leading edge of the draper belt;
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- a second end opposite the first end having a second flange extending at a non-perpendicular angle relative to a trailing edge of the draper belt, wherein the opposite first and second ends are joined together by a splice that includes:
- a fore end joined together via a flat belt splice,
- an aft end joined together via a flat belt splice, and
- a connecting bar pair connecting the first flange to the second flange.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.