Tensioning device for an agricultural machine
US11503766B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G23/44
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A header for a combine harvester includes a conveyor belt for conveying crop material in a conveyance direction, and an adjusting device for adjusting a tension of the conveyor belt. The adjusting device includes a cable that is movable with respect to a frame member of the header. A portion of the cable that is either directly or indirectly attached to one end of a roller for the conveyor belt extends either parallel to or substantially parallel to a tensioning direction of the conveyor belt for adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt may be an infeed conveyor belt or a lateral conveyor belt of a draper header, for example.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.