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US 2022/0007577 A1Published application
Header with modular rigid frame
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsBenjamin David Kemmerer, Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley, Nicholas Santoleri
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Abstract
A header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The header includes a rigid modular frame. The rigid modular frame includes a center section, a first outer section, and a second outer section. The first and second outer sections flank the center section and are rigidly coupled to the center section.
Claims21
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A header of an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a rigid modular frame, comprising:
- a center section;
- a first outer section;
- and
- a second outer section,
- wherein the first and second outer sections flank the center section and are rigidly coupled to the center section.
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An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a header, comprising:
- a rigid modular frame, comprising:
- a center section;
- a first outer section;
- and
- a second outer section,
- wherein the first and second outer sections flank the center section and are rigidly coupled to the center section.
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A draper header of an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a rigid modular frame, comprising:
- a center section;
- a first outer section rigidly coupled to a bottom portion of the center section via a first bolted joint and coupled to a top portion of the center section via a first adjustable mechanical joint;
- and
- a second outer section rigidly coupled to the bottom portion of the center section via a second bolted joint and coupled to the top portion of the center section via a second adjustable mechanical joint, wherein the first and second adjustable mechanical joints are configured to counteract distortion between the center section and the first and second outer sections, respectively, and the first and second outer sections flank the center section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.