Combine headers with fold up cutterbars
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorJoel T. Cook
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Abstract
A draper header includes a draper frame and a reel arm. The reel arm is coupled to a reel and pivotally coupled to the draper frame. The draper header further includes a cutterbar pivotally coupled to the draper frame. The reel arm and the cutterbar are configured to pivot about the draper frame to adjust a side profile aspect ratio of the draper header from a first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio. A height of the first aspect ratio is less than a height of the second aspect ratio, and a width of the first aspect ratio is greater than a width of the second aspect ratio.
Claims20
A draper header, comprising:
- a draper frame;
- a reel arm coupled to a reel and pivotally coupled to the draper frame;
- and
- a cutterbar pivotally coupled to the draper frame;
- wherein the reel arm and the cutterbar are configured to pivot about the draper frame to adjust a side profile aspect ratio of the draper header from a first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio, and wherein a height of the first aspect ratio is less than a height of the second aspect ratio and a width of the first aspect ratio is greater than a width of the second aspect ratio.
A method for configuring a draper header for shipping, comprising:
- pivoting a reel arm of the draper header about a draper frame of the draper header from a first reel arm position to a second reel arm position, wherein the reel arm of the draper header is coupled to a reel and is pivotally coupled to the draper frame of the draper header;
- and
- pivoting a cutterbar of the draper header about the draper frame of the draper header from a first cutterbar position to a second cutterbar position, wherein the cutterbar of the draper header is pivotally coupled to the draper frame of the draper header,
- wherein pivoting the reel arm of the draper header from the first reel arm position to the second reel arm position and pivoting the cutterbar of the draper header from the first cutterbar position to the second cutterbar position adjust a side profile aspect ratio of the draper header from a first aspect ratio to a second aspect ratio,
- wherein a height of the first aspect ratio is less than a height of the second aspect ratio and a width of the first aspect ratio is greater than a width of the second aspect ratio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.