Header for an agricultural harvester with independent sub-system drives
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJames M. Gessel, Jaclyn Raetzman, Joel T. Cook, Nicholas J. Laufenberg, Jay D. Schroeder
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Abstract
A header for an agricultural harvester includes a plurality of row units, a plurality of feed/snapping units, and a plurality of chopping units. Each feed/snapping unit is associated with a respective said row unit and operable at a first operating speed. Each chopping unit is associated with at least one respective feed/snapping unit and operable at a constant second operating speed, independent of the first operating speed.
Claims25
A header for an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a plurality of row units;
- a plurality of feed/snapping units, each said feed/snapping unit being associated with a respective said row unit and operable at a first operating speed;
- and
- a plurality of chopping units, each said chopping unit being associated with at least one respective said feed/snapping unit and operable at a constant second operating speed, independent of said first operating speed.
A header which is couplable with a base unit of an agricultural harvester, said header comprising:
- a rotatably driven first sub-system;
- a rotatably driven second sub-system;
- a first input drive which is mechanically couplable with the base unit, said first input drive being configured for driving said first sub-system at a first operating speed;
- a second input drive which is directly or indirectly mechanically couplable with the base unit, said second input drive being configured for driving said second sub-system at a second operating speed which is independent of said first operating speed.
An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a base unit;
- and
- a header coupled with said base unit, said header including:
- a plurality of row units;
- a plurality of feed/snapping units, each said feed/snapping unit being associated with a respective said row unit and operable at a first operating speed;
- and
- a plurality of chopping units, each said chopping unit being associated with at least one respective said feed/snapping unit and operable at a constant second operating speed, independent of said first operating speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.