Flexible draper header having center draper
US8393135B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D57/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a flexible cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, and a conveyor assembly positioned behind the cutterbar assembly and operable to receive severed crop material from the cutterbar assembly. The conveyor assembly includes a fore-and-aft draper with a draper frame swingably supported on the header frame at a pivot where the draper frame projects forwardly from the pivot, such that the draper frame is operable to swing relative to the header frame. The fore-and-aft draper includes a draper belt supported on the draper frame to present a rearwardly moving run for conveying the crop rearwardly.
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