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Corn head with variable angle harvesting

US5927054A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 13, 1997
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D45/021
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A harvester for harvesting crops, such as rows of corn, includes a corn head having a knife assembly and a gathering belt assembly whose speeds are independently controllable with respect to each other. The independent control permits optimization of the harvester for operation under a wide variety of ground conditions. The harvester also includes a mechanism for adjusting the angular position of the corn head with respect to an associated feeder house.

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