Reel adjustment for an agricultural header
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorJoel T. Cook
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Abstract
A header (200) for an agricultural system (100) includes a frame (201), a bracket (228) movably coupled to the frame (201), a reel assembly (220) coupled to the bracket (228), and a cutter bar assembly (210) rotatably coupled to the frame (201) and coupled to the bracket (228) such that movement of the cutter bar assembly (210) relative to the frame (201) is configured to drive corresponding movement of the bracket (228) and the reel assembly (220) relative to the frame (201).
Claims20
A header for an agricultural system, the header comprising:
- a frame;
- a bracket movably coupled to the frame;
- a reel assembly coupled to the bracket;
- and
- a cutter bar assembly rotatably coupled to the frame and coupled to the bracket such that movement of the cutter bar assembly relative to the frame is configured to drive corresponding movement of the bracket and the reel assembly relative to the frame.
A linkage system for a header of an agricultural system, the linkage system comprising:
- a bracket comprising a first section configured to couple to an arm of a cutter bar assembly of the header and a second section configured to couple to a reel arm of a reel assembly of the header;
- and
- a set of links configured to couple the bracket to a frame of the header such that movement of the arm of the cutter bar assembly of the header relative to the frame of the header is configured to drive the bracket to move relative to the frame via the set of links.
A header for an agricultural system, the header comprising:
- a frame;
- a bracket movably coupled to the frame;
- a reel assembly comprising a reel arm coupled to the bracket, a central framework coupled to the reel arm, and a finger extending from the central framework;
- and
- a cutter bar assembly comprising an arm and a blade coupled to the arm, wherein the arm is coupled to the frame and to the bracket such that movement of the arm relative to the frame is configured to drive corresponding movement of the bracket and the reel arm relative to the frame such that the bracket maintains a distance between the blade of the cutter bar assembly and the finger of the reel assembly above a threshold distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.