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US 2018/0020619 A1Published application
Corn header with air assist for an agricultural harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJonathan Ricketts, James Gessel
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Abstract
A header for a combine harvester is provided. The header includes a row unit, a knife mount and a cutting blade. The knife mount is mounted to the row unit. The cutting blade is mounted to the knife mount and includes a leading cutting edge, and a tail end configured to generate a flow of air substantially transverse to a major plane of the cutting blade.
Claims20
A header of a combine harvester comprising:
- a row unit;
- a knife mount mounted to the row unit;
- and
- a cutting blade mounted to the knife mount, the cutting blade having:
- a leading cutting edge, and
- a tail end configured to generate a flow of air substantially transverse to a major plane of the cutting blade.
3 more elements
A header of a combine harvester comprising:
- a frame;
- a row unit extending forwardly of the frame, the row unit including:
- a deck plate,
- a hood, and
- a row divider;
- and
- a pressurized air flow configured to blow crop material away from the row unit.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.