Harvest header with adjustable transverse conveyor screw
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsChristina Fries, Friedrich Lauer, Eric Loutz, Oliver Klein, Lutz Bischoff, Dirk Weichholdt
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Abstract
A harvest header for a harvesting machine includes a carrying frame, a mechanism for receiving or cutting harvest material from a field, a control device, a power-operated actuator operably controlled by the control device, and a transverse conveyor screw movably controlled between two or more positions. The position of the transverse conveyor screw is adjustably controlled by the actuator in order to transport the harvest material to a discharge opening. The control device independently controls the actuator based on at least one harvest material property.
Claims19
A harvest header for a harvesting machine, comprising:
- a carrying frame;
- a mechanism for receiving or cutting harvest material from a field;
- a control device;
- at least one power-operated actuator operably controlled by the control device;
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- a transverse conveyor screw comprising two or more positions, a position of the transverse conveyor screw being adjustably controlled by the at least one power-operated actuator;
- wherein, the transverse conveyor screw is configured to transport the harvest material to a discharge opening;
- wherein, the control device operably controls the at least one power-operated actuator independently based on at least one harvest material property;
- wherein, the at least one power-operated actuator includes actuators positioned at both ends of the transverse conveyor screw;
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- wherein, the actuators positioned at both ends of the transverse conveyor screw are controlled separately.
A harvesting machine, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of wheels for supporting the chassis;
- a harvest header coupled to the chassis, the harvest header comprising a carrying frame, a mechanism for receiving or cutting harvest material from a field, a control device, and a power-operated actuator operably controlled by the control device;
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- a transverse conveyor screw comprising two or more positions, a position of the transverse conveyor screw being adjustably controlled by the power-operated actuator;
- a sensor operably connected to the control device, the sensor configured to detect a parameter influenced by the harvest material;
- wherein, the transverse conveyor screw is configured to transport the harvest material to a discharge opening;
- wherein, the control device operably controls the power-operated actuator independently based on at least one harvest material property;
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- wherein the sensor is configured to detect a contact pressure of the transverse conveyor screw on the harvest material a drive torque of the transverse conveyor screw, or a throughput of the harvest header.
A harvest header for a harvesting machine, comprising:
- a carrying frame;
- a mechanism for receiving or cutting harvest material from a field;
- a control device;
- a plurality of power-operated actuators operably controlled by the control device;
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- a transverse conveyor screw comprising two or more positions, a position of the transverse conveyor screw being adjustably controlled by the plurality of power-operated actuators;
- wherein, the transverse conveyor screw is configured to transport the harvest material to a discharge opening;
- wherein, the control device operably controls the plurality of power-operated actuator independently based on at least one harvest material property;
- wherein, the transverse conveyor screw comprises at least two portions arranged laterally beside each other;
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- wherein, the two portions of the transverse conveyor screw are adjusted independently of one another based on the position of each power-operated actuator depending on a parameter of the respective portion influenced by the harvest material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.