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US 2021/0153429 A1Published application
Cutting system of an agricultural machine header
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorCory Douglas Hunt
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Abstract
A cutting system for a header of an agricultural machine includes a knife guard having a plurality of guards that are spaced apart by a guard pitch, and a knife section that is configured to move with respect to the knife guard for cutting crop material. The knife section includes a plurality of knives that are spaced apart by a knife pitch. The guard pitch is neither equal to nor is a whole number multiple of the knife pitch.
Claims16
A cutting system for a header of an agricultural machine, said cutting system comprising:
- a knife guard comprising a plurality of guards that are spaced apart by a guard pitch;
- a knife section that is configured to move with respect to the knife guard for cutting crop material, said knife section comprising a plurality of knives that are spaced apart by a knife pitch,
- wherein the guard pitch is neither equal to nor is a whole number multiple of the knife pitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.