Pivoting faceplate for a feederhouse on an agricultural combine
AssigneeNew Holland North America, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Digman, James D. Walker, James Bennett
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Abstract
The invention discloses improvements to a feederhouse on an agricultural combine. These improvements include a pivoting faceplate between the header and feederhouse. The pivoting faceplate has faceplate position indicia to assist an operator in properly positioning the faceplate. The invention also includes a front drum adjustment mechanism, which use a cam with cam position indicia to properly position the front drum. There is also a stone roll mount plate permitting the proper adjustment of the stone roll relative to the feederhouse floor. There are also stone roll position indicia and a pointer to help position the stone roll.
Claims5
A pivoting faceplate on a feederhouse of an agricultural combine, comprising:
- a. said feeder house having a sidewall, said sidewall having a plurality of faceplate position indicia;
- b. a pivoting faceplate pivotally attached to the sidewall by a pivot, said faceplate having an indicator aperture, therein, said aperture capable of alignment allowing a single faceplate position indicia to be viewed;
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- c. a header affixed to the pivoting faceplate.
A method for adjusting the position a pivoting faceplate on a feederhouse of an agricultural combine, comprising the steps of:
- a. loosening a clamping means on a pivoting faceplate;
- b. adjusting a nut on a faceplate adjustment rod allowing the pivoting faceplate to rotate about a pivot relative to a sidewall;
- c. observing a single faceplate position indicia through an indicator aperture;
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- d. tightening the clamping means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.