Adjustable cotton picking unit pressure door
OwnerBrandon C. Carlson, Daniel J. Johannsen +3inventors
InventorsBRANDON C. CARLSON, DANIEL J. JOHANNSEN, ADAM R. EAKER, BINGHUI DONG, RYAN E. NOBLE
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OwnerBrandon C. Carlson, Daniel J. Johannsen +3inventors
InventorsBRANDON C. CARLSON, DANIEL J. JOHANNSEN, ADAM R. EAKER, BINGHUI DONG, RYAN E. NOBLE
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A picking unit for a cotton harvester includes a first rotating picking drum having a first plurality of rotating picker spindles, a first pressure plate mounted on a first hinge and configured to pivot with respect to the first rotating picking drum, a first plurality of torsion springs configured to apply a biasing force on the first pressure plate. Each spring of the first plurality of torsion springs includes a first end connected to the first hinge and a second end in contact with the first pressure plate, and an actuator configured to vary the biasing force applied by the first plurality of torsion springs by rotating the first hinge.
A picking unit for a cotton harvester comprising:
A cotton picker comprising:
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