Deere & Company

Anthony M Hasenour

Daniel Stephen Hoffman

Joshua R Pierson

Alex Brimeyer

Anthony J Washburn

Duane M Bomleny

Benjamin M Lovett

Michael L Vandeven

Corwin Marcus Puryk

Bryan Ray Yanke

Jesse R Neely

Gregory Scott McCunn

Alexander B Lassers

William P Conrad

Brent A Augustine

Brian Herringshaw

Nicholis R Fitzpatrick

Rodrigo Carlesso

Volnei Cristiano Gerhardt

Ladarius D Agee

A system for a header assembly that has a center frame configured to pivot relative to an adapter frame about at least one center axis, a center actuator coupled to the center frame to selectively provide a biasing force thereto, a first arm assembly configured to pivot relative to the center frame about at least a first arm axis, a first actuator coupled to the first arm assembly to selectively provide a biasing force thereto, a controller in communication with the center actuator and the first actuator to selectively alter performance characteristics of the center actuator and the first actuator, and a user interface in communication with the controller and having at least a first option and a second option. Wherein, the controller adjusts the performance characteristics of both the center actuator and the first actuator when the user interface is transitioned between the first option and the second option.

Float adjustment

A draper belt for a head of a harvester that is to extend about a roller having an outer groove encircling the roller and may include a web and an elastomeric belt guide. The web may have a first surface to carry crop material and a second surface to face the roller. The elastomeric belt guide may extend from the second surface and may include downwardly projecting teeth.

Draper belt

An agricultural harvesting head comprises a frame that supports a cutter configured to cut an agricultural product. The agricultural harvesting head also comprises a set of laterally extending and forward tilted feeding tracks that guide the cut agricultural product to a center of the agricultural harvesting head. The set of feeding tracks comprise a base web of elastomer-impregnated fabric, elongated cleats that extend upward from the base web and extend across substantially the entire width of the base web and a plurality of textured protrusions that extend upward from the web between adjacent elongate cleats. The textured protrusions protrude upward from the base web a distance sufficient to catch and hold grain rolling downhill in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the feeding track and extend over substantially the entire width of the base web. A center feeding track configured to receive the cut agricultural product from the set of laterally extending feeding tracks and guide the agricultural product into a body of an agricultural harvester.

Grain saving agricultural harvesting head

A roller support for draper belt supporting rollers of a harvester header may include a base, a first post extending from the base in a direction to support a first roller, a second post extending from the base in the direction to support a second roller, an arm extending from the base in the direction between the first post and the second post and a wear structure supported by and immovable relative to the arm. The wear structure may have a wear surface facing downwardly.

Draper belt roller support

An agricultural harvesting head includes a frame on which two endless belt side conveyors are mounted. The return run of the side conveyors is supported on long support strips surmounted by plastic wear strips that are mounted on top of support arms. The support arms extend forward from the rear of the frame to support a reciprocating knife mounted to the front of the agricultural harvesting head.

Polymer used as draper belt contact surface

A conveyor belt for an agricultural harvesting head includes a base web of elastomer-impregnated fabric; elongate cleats that extend upward from the base web and extend across substantially the entire width of the base web; and a plurality of textured protrusions that extend upward from the web between adjacent elongate cleats, wherein the textured protrusions are organized in rows of pockets between adjacent cleats and extend over substantially the entire width of the base web.

Textured draper belt for an agricultural harvester

A harvester head may include a roller having a groove and supporting a draper belt. The draper belt may include a web and an elastomeric belt guide projecting from web, wherein the belt guide has outer side surfaces extending at an angle of no greater than 100&#xb0; relative to the second surface when the belt guide wrapping about the roller within the groove. The groove may have outer side surfaces, each outer side surface extending at angle of no greater than hundred degrees relative to an outer surface of the roller.

Draper belt guide

A draper belt assembly may include a roller and a web. The roller may include a first groove having a first interior side surface facing in a first direction and a second groove having a second interior side surface facing in the first direction. The draper belt may include a web, and first and second elastomeric belt guides received within the first groove and the second groove, respectively. The first belt guide may have a first exterior side surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction and axially spaced from the first interior side surface by first distance. The second belt guide may have a second exterior side surface facing in the second direction, axially spaced from the second interior side surface by second distance greater than the first distance in absence of axial loads to the draper belt.

Draper belt assembly

Two-sided cleaning arrangements for an endless belt for an agricultural header are disclosed. An endless belt with a two-sided cleaning arrangement may include a crop carrying surface and first and second cleaning features disposed in first and second edge regions, respectively, of the endless belt. The first and second cleaning features may extend above or be recessed below the crop-carrying surface.

Two-sided cleaning arrangements for endless belts

An endless belt for a side conveyor () of a draper header () has a web width an upper, crop conveying surface that is generally planar over substantially its entire extent. The web comprises a forward edge portion that is configured to be covered by a crop ramp. A plurality of protrusions () is fixed to and extends upward from the forward edge portion. The side conveyor () comprises the endless belt and the crop ramp.

Draper header with belt cleaning arrangement

A crop ramp () for an agricultural harvesting head () has a forward portion () that is generally planar and has a leading edge () that is configured to be fixed the rear of a reciprocating knife () and ahead of a leading edge () of a conveyor belt of the conveyor (); and a rear portion () that is generally planar and that is fixed to and extends rearward from the forward portion (), wherein the rear portion () is configured to extend over the leading edge () of an endless belt of the conveyor (), where the rear portion () has a lower surface () that is generally planar and is parallel to an upper surface of the endless belt of the conveyor () and has a trailing edge (), where at least one recess () extends into the lower surface (), where a first end of the recess is upstream of the second end of the recess () and wherein the first end of the recess is farther from the trailing edge () than the second end.

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Port Byron, IL, United States of America

Anthony M Hasenour