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US 2008/0184689 A1Published application
Harvesting header reel mounting apparatus
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorRANDY LOHRENTZ
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Abstract
The reel of a harvesting machine is rotatably supported at its opposite ends by a pair of fore-and-aft extending arms. Carrier assemblies adjustably couple the reel with the arms such that the reel may be adjustably positioned in fore-and-aft directions along the arms. The reel drive at one end of the reel is totally supported by the carrier assembly at that end of the reel such that all parts of the drive remain in aligned operating relationship with one another regardless of the fore-and-aft position of the reel or any unintended skewing thereof.
Claims6
In a harvesting header, the improvement comprising:
- a pair of elongated, laterally spaced apart, fore-and-aft projecting support arms;
- a pair of carrier assemblies shiftably mounted on said arms for fore-and-aft adjusting movement along the arms;
- a reel rotatably supported at opposite ends thereof by said carrier assemblies whereby to render the reel adjustable in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the arms;
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- a drive assembly mounted on at least one of said carrier assemblies and operably coupled with the reel for rotating the same in all positions of said fore-and-aft adjustment of the reel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.