Patent classifications
A01D47/00
Agricultural header with flexible joint
An agricultural header for use with an agricultural harvester is configured to cut crop when the agricultural harvester moves in a direction of travel. The agricultural header comprises a first frame, a side draper belt supported by the first frame and positioned to receive cut crop and advance cut crop laterally relative to the direction of travel, a second frame, a center draper belt supported by the second frame and positioned in register with the side draper belt to receive cut crop laterally therefrom and advance cut crop rearwardly toward the agricultural harvester opposite to the direction of travel, and a joint interconnecting the first frame and the second frame and enabling relative fore-aft and lateral translation between the first frame and the second frame.
Harvest head having a device to remove grains from the plants to be harvested and a device to transfer the grains to a feeder and to a discharge tube
A harvest head having a device to remove grains from plants to be harvested and a device to transfer harvested grains to a feeder and to a discharge tube. The harvest head having a support structure; a threshing comb; a first conveyor belt; a second conveyor belt, the threshing comb transfers the grains into the first and the second conveyor belts. The first and the second conveyor belts are convergent. A transverse conveyor belt is located between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt. A reinforcement arranged on the back and the front cover and projecting out of the harvest head. The first and the second convergent conveyor belts carry the grain to the transverse conveyor belt, the transverse conveyor belt introduce the grains into a feeder that ends in a discharge tube. The convergent conveyor belts and the transverse conveyor belt are bands made of composite resins.
Harvest head having a device to remove grains from the plants to be harvested and a device to transfer the grains to a feeder and to a discharge tube
A harvest head having a device to remove grains from plants to be harvested and a device to transfer harvested grains to a feeder and to a discharge tube. The harvest head having a support structure; a threshing comb; a first conveyor belt; a second conveyor belt, the threshing comb transfers the grains into the first and the second conveyor belts. The first and the second conveyor belts are convergent. A transverse conveyor belt is located between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt. A reinforcement arranged on the back and the front cover and projecting out of the harvest head. The first and the second convergent conveyor belts carry the grain to the transverse conveyor belt, the transverse conveyor belt introduce the grains into a feeder that ends in a discharge tube. The convergent conveyor belts and the transverse conveyor belt are bands made of composite resins.
LUBRICATION MECHANISM OF CLUTCH FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER
A header assembly of an agricultural harvester, includes: a rotatable shaft; a torque limiter assembly coupled with the rotatable shaft, the torque limiter assembly including: a driving element coupled with the rotatable shaft; a driven element coupled with the driving element which is configured for selectively transmitting a torque to the driven element; an input seal element including at least one aperture; and an automatic lubrication mechanism coupled with the driven element, the automatic lubrication mechanism including a movable piston, the movable piston and the input seal element together at least partially forming a chamber therebetween configured for releasably containing a lubricant, the movable piston configured for forcing the lubricant out of the chamber through the at least one aperture so as to lubricate the driving element and the driven element.
Stomping shoe assembly for an agricultural harvester header
A stomping shoe assembly for an agricultural harvester header including a stomping shoe having a substantially planar proximal end for connecting to an agricultural harvester header, and a curved distal end for engaging crop. The assembly further includes a stalk cutter having an elongated body mounted to the stomping shoe and extending from the stomping shoe from the curved distal end to the substantially planar proximal end. Also provided is an agricultural harvester header including the stomping shoe assembly.
Stomping shoe assembly for an agricultural harvester header
A stomping shoe assembly for an agricultural harvester header including a stomping shoe having a substantially planar proximal end for connecting to an agricultural harvester header, and a curved distal end for engaging crop. The assembly further includes a stalk cutter having an elongated body mounted to the stomping shoe and extending from the stomping shoe from the curved distal end to the substantially planar proximal end. Also provided is an agricultural harvester header including the stomping shoe assembly.
CROP CONSTITUENTS AND AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER CONTROL
A mobile agricultural machine includes a header configured to engage crop at a worksite and a controllable header actuator configured to drive movement of the header relative to a surface of the worksite. The mobile agricultural machine further includes a crop constituent sensor system configured to sense the crop and generate a crop constituent sensor signal indicative of a value of a constituent of the crop. The mobile agricultural machine further includes a control system configured to generate a control signal to control the mobile agricultural machine based on the detected value of the constituent of the crop.
HARVESTER WITH MULTI-ROW TOPPER
A harvester has a main frame defining a front and a rear, and an inlet for receiving first portions of a crop. The inlet is disposed proximate the front of the main frame. The harvester also includes a separator for processing the first portions, at least one outlet downstream of the separator for ejecting the processed first portions, a boom extending proximate the front of the main frame for reaching un-processed crop, and a topper coupled to the boom for cutting second portions of the crop. The topper includes a cutter for cutting the second portions, a conveyor for receiving the second portions from the cutter, and an outlet disposed proximate the conveyor. The conveyor is configured to transport the second portions towards the outlet for ejecting the second portions towards the field.
HARVESTER WITH MULTI-ROW TOPPER
A harvester has a main frame defining a front and a rear, and an inlet for receiving first portions of a crop. The inlet is disposed proximate the front of the main frame. The harvester also includes a separator for processing the first portions, at least one outlet downstream of the separator for ejecting the processed first portions, a boom extending proximate the front of the main frame for reaching un-processed crop, and a topper coupled to the boom for cutting second portions of the crop. The topper includes a cutter for cutting the second portions, a conveyor for receiving the second portions from the cutter, and an outlet disposed proximate the conveyor. The conveyor is configured to transport the second portions towards the outlet for ejecting the second portions towards the field.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT USING A MEASURING LIGHT SCREEN
The invention relates to a system for adjusting the height of an agricultural implement, including an arm that can be controlled so as to raise and lower the implement; a height measuring sensor mounted on the arm and positioned in front of the implement in the direction of travel of the vehicle equipped with the arm. A calculator configured to provide a control set point for the height of the arm on the basis of the measurements obtained by the sensor, wherein the sensor is a light screen device formed by an emitter in the form of a column of light sources and a receiver in the form of a column of photoreceptors. The emitter and the receiver are mounted on the arm facing one another and extending along their longitudinal axis, perpendicularly to the ground, in order to measure the height of plants located therebetween.