Reel assembly with retractable sensor arm for an agricultural header
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsCory Douglas Hunt, Herbert Max Farley
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Abstract
A reel assembly for an agricultural header including a reel arm configured to rotatably couple to a frame of the agricultural header and configured to support a reel of the reel assembly. The reel assembly further includes a device mounting assembly coupled to the reel arm and configured to support a device that is configured to monitor a terrain feature. The device mounting assembly is configured to maintain an orientation between the device and a ground on which the agricultural header is positioned as the reel arm rotates relative to the frame of the agricultural header.
Claims20
A reel assembly for an agricultural header, comprising:
- a reel arm comprising a respective first end portion configured to rotatably couple to a frame of the agricultural header, wherein the reel arm is configured to support a reel of the reel assembly;
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- a device mounting assembly comprising a support structure that extends from a respective second end portion of the reel arm and is configured to support a device, wherein the device is configured to monitor a terrain feature, and the device mounting assembly is configured to enable the device to rotate relative to the reel arm and the support structure to maintain an orientation between the device and a ground on which the agricultural header is positioned as the reel arm and the support structure rotate together relative to the frame of the agricultural header.
A device mounting assembly for an agricultural header, comprising:
- a support structure configured to be coupled to a reel arm of the agricultural header;
- a device mounting structure coupled to the support structure;
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- a device coupled to the device mounting structure and configured to monitor a terrain feature, wherein the device mounting structure is configured to enable the device to rotate relative to the reel arm and the support structure to maintain an orientation between the device and a ground on which the agricultural header is positioned as the reel arm and the support structure rotate together relative to a frame of the agricultural header.
A header for an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a cutter bar assembly coupled to a frame of the header and configured to cut crops as the agricultural harvester travels through a field;
- a reel arm coupled to the frame of the header;
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- a device mounting assembly configured to couple a device that is configured to monitor terrain features to the reel arm, wherein the device mounting assembly is configured to maintain an orientation between the device and a ground on which the header is positioned as the reel arm and a support structure of the device mounting assembly rotate together relative to the frame of the header.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.