# US 11,297,771 B2 · Adaptive multi row header for sugar cane harvester > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,297,771 B2 - Document ID: US11297771B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/987,264 - Filed: 2018-05-23 - Published: 2018-11-29 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-24 - Assignees: CNH Industrial America LLC - Applicants: CNH Industrial America LLC - Inventors: André Satoshi Seki; Joäo Augusto Marcolin Lucca - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297771B2 ## CPC - A01D 67/00: Undercarriages or frames specially adapted for harvesters or mowers (coupling arrangements between animal or tractor and harvester or mower A01B59/00); Mechanisms for adjusting the frame (adjusting devices for the cutter-bar A01D34/28); Platforms - A01D 34/662: {to the front of the vehicle} - A01D 34/664: {Disc cutter bars} - A01D 45/10: of sugar cane {(for digging sugar cane A01D31/00)} - A01D 63/02: Rotating dividers - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING ## Abstract An agricultural machine header which can be coupled to and uncoupled from a harvesting machine The header includes a frame having with a plurality of adjustable supports for coupling with at lest two row divider sets. The header further includes at least one pair of base cutting discs and at least one knock-down roller. The header supports the base cutting discs in an adjustable and flexible way that allows them to be adjusted according to conditions and characteristics of crop to be harvested. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A header for an agricultural machine, the header comprising: at least two row divider sets; a frame extending in a vertical direction between a top side of the frame and a bottom side of the frame and in a horizontal direction between a forward side of the frame and a rear side of the frame, the frame comprising: a plurality of adjustable supports for coupling with the at least two row divider sets; and a pair of spaced, vertical crossbars, the crossbars being planar and parallel to one another and being further spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction; at least one pair of base cutting discs; and at least one knock-down roller, wherein the at least two row divider sets, the at least one pair of base cutting discs, and the at least one knock-down roller are embedded on and locked with the adjustable supports. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, wherein the adjustable supports are holes and openings located in the frame distributed in predetermined positions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, further comprising at least one pair of motors, wherein the frame supports the at least one pair of base cutting discs, and wherein the at least one pair of motors drive respective ones of the at least one pair of base cutting discs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, further comprising one drive motor and a structure housing the one drive motor, wherein the one drive motor is connected to the at least one pair of base cutting discs for synchronized rotational movement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, further comprising a fastening structure comprising juxtaposed plates placed on respective ones of the two spaced crossbars, the fastening structure for fastening the at least one pair of base cutting discs to the crossbars. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, wherein each of the at least two row divider sets comprises a truss designed to be embedded in the crossbars of the frame. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The header according to claim 6, wherein the truss of each of the at least two row divider sets comprises a lock. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, wherein the frame is a mobile portion of a rear part of the header. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The header according to claim 1, wherein the pair of spaced, vertical crossbars comprises a first crossbar and a second crossbar, the first crossbar extending along the forward side of the frame and the second crossbar extending along the rear side of the frame. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The header according to claim 9, wherein the first and second crossbars are aligned in the horizontal direction such that the first crossbar is disposed at a same vertical position as the second crossbar in the vertical direction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The header according to claim 9, wherein the adjustable supports comprise holes or openings defined in the first crossbar along the forward side of the frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The header according to claim 9, further comprising a fastening structure for fastening the at least one pair of base cutting discs to the crossbars, the fastening structure comprises a pair of juxtaposed plates, with a first plate of the pair of juxtaposed plates configured to be coupled to the first crossbar and a second plate of the pair of juxtaposed plates configured to be coupled to the second crossbar. ### Claim 13 A harvesting machine for harvesting tall stem plants, the machine comprising: a chassis transported by belts or wheels; a drive motor; a cabin for operation and control; primary and secondary cleaning extractor systems; a billet elevator; and a header comprising: at least two row divider sets; a frame extending in a vertical direction between a top side of the frame and a bottom side of the frame and in a horizontal direction between a forward side of the frame and a rear side of the frame, the frame comprising: a plurality of adjustable supports for coupling with the at least two row divider sets; and a pair of spaced, vertical crossbars, the crossbars being planar and parallel to one another and being further spaced apart from one another in the horizontal direction; at least one pair of base cutting discs; and at least one knock-down roller, wherein the at least two row divider sets, the at least one pair of base cutting discs, and the at least one knock-down roller are embedded on and locked with the adjustable supports. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, wherein the adjustable supports are holes and openings located in the frame distributed in predetermined positions. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, further comprising at least one pair of motors, wherein the frame supports the at least one pair of base cutting discs, and wherein the at least one pair of motors drive respective ones of the at least one pair of base cutting discs. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, further comprising one drive motor and a structure housing the one drive motor, wherein the one drive motor is connected to the at least one pair of base cutting discs for synchronized rotational movement. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, further comprising a fastening structure comprising juxtaposed plates placed on respective ones of the two spaced crossbars, the fastening structure for fastening the at least one pair of base cutting discs to the crossbars. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, wherein each of the at least two row divider sets comprises a truss designed to be embedded in the crossbars of the frame. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The machine according to claim 13, wherein the pair of spaced, vertical crossbars comprises a first crossbar and a second crossbar, the first crossbar extending along the forward side of the frame and the second crossbar extending along the rear side of the frame. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The machine according to claim 19, wherein the first and second crossbars are aligned in the horizontal direction such that the first crossbar is disposed at a same vertical position as the second crossbar in the vertical direction. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The machine according to claim 19, further comprising a fastening structure for fastening the at least one pair of base cutting discs to the crossbars, the fastening structure comprises a pair of juxtaposed plates, with a first plate of the pair of juxtaposed plates configured to be coupled to the first crossbar and a second plate of the pair of juxtaposed plates configured to be coupled to the second crossbar.