Windguard mechanism of a pick-up for an agricultural machine
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorMariusz Choluj
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Abstract
A windguard mechanism comprising a pair of arms attachable to an agricultural machine and a windguard plate extending between the pair of arms and positioned to hold down crop material processed by a pickup mechanism. The windguard plate comprises a first plate fixed between the pair of arms and a second plate positioned movably with respect to the first plate, wherein working surfaces of the first plate and of the second plate form a windguard working surface of an area independent on the position of the second plate.
Claims14
A windguard mechanism for use with a pickup mechanism of an agricultural machine, the windguard mechanism comprising:
- a pair of arms directly or indirectly attachable to the agricultural machine and a windguard plate extending between the pair of arms and positioned to hold down crop material processed by the pickup mechanism,
- the windguard plate comprising a first plate member fixed between the pair of arms and a second plate member positioned movably with respect to the first plate member, wherein respective first and second working surfaces of the first plate member and of the second plate member form a substantially continuous windguard working surface independent of the position of the second plate member;
- wherein both the first plate member and second plate member further comprise at least one vertical side portion connected to a plate forming at least a portion of the respective working surface;
- wherein the first plate member and second plate member are moveably connected through the at least one side portion of the first plate member and at least one side portion of the second plate member.
A windguard mechanism for use with a pickup mechanism of an agricultural machine, the windguard mechanism comprising:
- a pair of arms directly or indirectly attachable to the agricultural machine and a windguard plate extending between the pair of arms and positioned to hold down crop material processed by the pickup mechanism,
- the windguard plate comprising a first plate member fixed between the pair of arms and a second plate member positioned movably with respect to the first plate member, wherein respective first and second working surfaces of the first plate member and of the second plate member form a substantially continuous windguard working surface independent of the position of the second plate member;
- wherein the first plate member comprises a plate that includes the first working surface and at least one upstanding side connected to each side of the plate, and the second plate comprises a plate that includes the second working surface and at least one upstanding side connected to each side of the plate, wherein at least one side of the first working surface is movably connected to at least one side of the second working surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.