Crop ramp with belt guide roller for a header of an agricultural harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJeffrey Thomas, Collin Wenstrom
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Abstract
A crop ramp for a header of an agricultural harvester including a curved plate having an outer surface over which cut crop passes and an inner surface. The crop ramp further includes a roller support extending rearwardly from the curved plate and a roller supported for rotation by the roller support. The roller has an outer circumferential surface configured to be contacted by a fore edge of an upper run of an endless belt draper conveyor in order maintain tracking of the conveyor and eliminate contact between the conveyor and the interior of the crop ramp.
Claims18
A crop ramp for a header of an agricultural harvester comprising:
- a curved plate having an outer surface and an inner surface;
- a roller support extending rearwardly from the curved plate;
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- a roller supported for rotation by the roller support, wherein the roller support includes a spindle about which the roller rotates.
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising:
- an endless belt conveyor having a fore edge and supported for movement on a frame of the header;
- a cutter bar;
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- a crop ramp disposed between the cutter bar and the endless belt conveyor, the crop ramp comprising:
- a curved plate having an outer surface and an inner surface,
- a roller support extending rearwardly from the curved plate, and
- a roller supported for rotation by the roller support, wherein the roller extends substantially perpendicular to the fore edge of the endless belt conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.