Header mounting frame
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsWillem De Coninck, Frank R. G. Duquesne
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Abstract
An agricultural harvester including a feeder. The feeder is pivotally mounted to an intermediate frame with respect to a first axis of motion. The intermediate frame is pivotally mounted to a header mounting frame with respect to a second axis of motion. Pivoting around the first axis of motion and the second axis of motion allows a fore-aft movement and a lateral tilt movement. At least one lateral tilt actuator is provided to actuate the header mounting frame in the lateral tilt movement. At least two fore-aft actuators are provided for extending between a first set of mounting positions at the feeder and a second set of mounting positions at the header mounting frame to actuate the header mounting frame in the fore-aft movement.
Claims13
An agricultural harvester comprising:
- a feeder;
- an intermediate frame pivotally mounted to the feeder to facilitate pivoting relative to the feeder around a first axis of motion;
- a header mounting frame pivotally mounted to the intermediate frame to facilitate pivoting relative to the intermediate frame around a second axis of motion, wherein the pivoting around the first axis of motion and the second axis of motion allows the header mounting frame to be moved with respect to the feeder in a fore-aft movement and a lateral tilt movement;
- at least one lateral tilt actuator configured for actuating the header mounting frame in order to perform the lateral tilt movement;
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- at least two fore-aft actuators, each extending between a corresponding one of a first set of mounting positions at the feeder and a corresponding one of a second set of mounting positions at the header mounting frame, the at least two fore-aft actuators positioned to actuate and to provide support for said header mounting frame in order to perform the fore-aft movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.