Deere + Company

Chad Allen Dow

Dirk Weichholdt

Oliver Klein

Joel David Ferris

Benjamin M Lovett

William P Conrad

Friedrich Lauer

Fritz K Lauer

Rico Guido Priesnitz

Jeffrey A Nelson

Rico Priesnitz

Glenn Everett Pope

Joshua R Pierson

Mark Leonard Pearson

Mark Charles DePoorter

Eric Taflinger

Amy C Berg

Corwin Marcus Puryk

Aaron J Bruns

Todd Neil Signer

Merle R Gerber

Jesse R Neely

Ryan Scott Herlyn

Corwin Marcus Raymond Puryk

Garrick William Herbst

Edwin Milton Gerber

Russell Andrew Huesmann, Jr

Lawrence Paul Begyn

Steven M Wardlow

Andrew M Pietsch

Fritz Lauer

Benjamin Max Lovett

Eric D Taflinger

Joshua Ryan Pierson

A floor mat assembly for use on a floor comprises a floor mat, a first adhesive layer, a heating element, a second adhesive layer, and an insulative foam support layer. The floor mat comprises a topside for interaction with a person. The heating element is bonded to an underside of the floor mat with the first adhesive layer to heat the floor mat. The foam support layer is bonded to an underside of the heating element with the second adhesive layer.

Heated floor mat assembly

The invention concerns a harvested crop residue chopper and distribution arrangement for a combine () with a straw chopper () with a rotor () that can be brought into rotation about a horizontal axis () with chopper blades () fastened thereto that define an outer envelope (), and with at least one impeller blower () arranged downstream of the straw chopper () with impeller blades () that can rotate about an axis of rotation () that extends vertically, in which the impeller blades () are provided with outer edges () that conform to the envelope () of the chopper knives () and follow it very closely and are not in contact with it.

Harvested crop residue chopper and distribution arrangement for a combine with an impeller blower whose shape conforms to the contour of the straw chopper

A draper header has an endless belt conveyor supported on two arms that pivot with respect to the frame of the draper header. Both ends of the conveyor belt are supported on the arms such that the ends of the conveyor belt can rotate about respective generally vertical axes to thereby reduce uneven tension across the fore and aft width of the conveyor belt and reduce wear on the conveyor belt.

Draper header with pivoting conveyor rollers

An agricultural harvesting machine including a flexible cutterbar and associated draper belts for carrying cut agricultural material to a center location. The belts are guided by a drive rollers and idler rollers. The idler roller for each belt is pivotable about an axis generally at 90 degrees to the axis of the belt and the drive roller for each belt is translatable axially to minimize diagonal stresses caused by flexing of the elongated endless belt.

Flexible draper belt drive for an agricultural harvesting machine

A conveyor belt hold down for a draper platform comprises a planar portion having a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, wherein one of the left and the right edges defines a first slot or groove structure, and the other of the left and the right edges defines a first tongue structure, wherein the first tongue structure is configured to be engaged in a second slot or groove structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first tongue structure, and wherein the first slot or groove structure is configured to receive a second tongue structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first slot or groove structure.

Tongue-in-groove belt hold down for a draper platform

A harvested crop residue chopper-and distribution arrangement for a combine () has a straw chopper () with an outlet () arranged in the plane of the outlet (), with at least one impeller blower () arranged downstream of the outlet () of the straw chopper () with impeller blades () that can be rotated in the plane of the impeller blower () about an axis of rotation (), where the plane of the impeller blower () may be inclined relative to the plane of the outlet (). The impeller blades () may be connected with a central body () that is connected to a cone () facing the outlet () of the straw chopper ().

Harvested crop residue chopping and distribution arrangement for a combine with an impeller blower

A combine () comprises a crop processing device () having a straw outlet (), a beater () assigned to the straw outlet () of the crop processing device () and a straw chopper (). An overshot drum conveyor () follows the beater (). A single, pivotable flap () is located downstream the drum conveyor () and movable between a chopping position in which it deflects the straw downward into the straw chopper () and a swath laying position in which it lets the straw pass to a slope () behind the straw chopper (). The flap () is pivoted at its forward end adjacent and above the drum conveyor () and has a shape matching to the circumference of the drum conveyor ().

Harvester with an additional drum conveyor for straw removal and a single flap for changing between swath deposit and chopping operation

An agricultural harvesting machine including a flexible cutterbar and associated draper belts for carrying cut agricultural material to a center location. The belts are guided by a drive rollers and idler rollers. The idler roller for each belt is pivotable about an axis generally at 90 degrees to the axis of the belt and the drive roller for each belt is translatable axially to minimize diagonal stresses caused by flexing of the elongated endless belt. A spring assembly is positioned on a frame for the machine and acts to yieldably urge the drive rollers in an aft condition to alleviate stresses for an extended period of operation.

Spring assisted translating draper belt drive rollers for an agricultural harvesting machine

A combine is provided, with a harvested crop processing arrangement with an outlet for straw that is associated with an ejection drum and an endless conveyor arranged between the ejection drum and a straw chopper. In its rear region, the endless conveyor can be pivoted about a horizontal axis extending transverse to the direction of operation between a chopper position and a swath depositing position.

Combine with an endless conveyor that can be moved between a swath depositing position and a chopper position

The invention concerns a combine () with a chassis () that can be moved across a field in the forward operating direction, a harvested crop processing arrangement () with an outlet () for straw and a straw chopper () with an inlet for straw (). A rotating conveyor drum () is attached downstream of the outlet () of the harvested crop processing arrangement () and upstream of the inlet () of the straw chopper () that rotates in a first direction of rotation in the swath deposit operating mode and that conveys the straw received from the harvested crop processing arrangement () past the straw chopper () to the ground, and conveys it in the chopper operating mode in the second direction of rotation into the inlet () of the straw chopper ().

Combine with a conveyor switchable between swath deposit operation and chopper operation in different directions of rotation

A re-threshing system for a combine includes a delivery mechanism for transporting tailings from the cleaning section of the combine to a re-threshing apparatus and a bypass that can be used to bypass the tailings around the re-threshing apparatus. The re-threshing apparatus includes a re-threshing housing that at least partially surrounds a re-threshing rotor. The rotor and housing have cooperating threshing elements that act to re-thresh the tailings delivered into the housing and deliver the re-threshed tailings out of a housing outlet into a discharge passage to be directed to the cleaning section of the combine harvester. The delivery mechanism is configured to throw or fling the tailings into an inlet opening of the housing in a direction substantially tangential to the rotor rotating direction. To bypass the re-threshing apparatus, a deflector can be deployed to block the inlet opening and deflect the tailings into a bypass passage that is open to the discharge passage.

Tailings re-thresher deflector

A harvested crop remains output apparatus for a combine can alternate between a broad distribution operating mode and an ejection elbow operating mode. The harvested crop remains output apparatus includes a housing having a first opening and a second opening; a flap associated with the first opening of the housing; a flap associated with the second opening of the housing; an output conveyor for tangentially conveying harvested crop remains arranged in the housing; a broad distribution arrangement arranged downstream of the first opening; an ejection elbow arranged downstream of the second opening; and a plurality of selection devices for selectively conveying harvested crop remains to the broad distribution arrangement or the ejection elbow. The plurality of selection devices include a first flap associated with the first opening and a second flap associated with the second opening. During the broad distribution operating mode the first flap is opened and the second flap is closed, and during the ejection elbow operating mode the second flap is opened and the first flap is closed.

Harvested crop remains output apparatus for a combine that can be switched between broad distribution and ejection elbow operating mode

A straw chopper for an agricultural harvesting machine includes a housing, a rotor carried by the housing, and a stationary knife bank. The rotor includes a plurality of pendulously mounted knife blades. The stationary knife bank includes a plurality of stationary knife blades adjustably movable toward and away from the rotor. The stationary knife bank includes a tension rod extending longitudinally through the stationary knife bank and having a threaded end, and at least one wing nut threadingly engaged with the threaded end.

Straw chopper for combine with adjustable stationary knife bank

A straw chopper for an agricultural harvesting unit includes a housing, and a rotor carried by the housing. The rotor includes a center chopping section and a pair of fans respectively positioned at longitudinally outboard ends of the center chopping section. Each fan includes a hub rotatable in a direction of rotation, and a plurality of fan blades connected with the hub at a plurality of angularly spaced locations about the hub. Each fan blade has a generally U-shaped portion with a rear wall and a pair of side walls extending from the rear wall in the direction of rotation.

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East Moline, IL, United States of America

Chad Allen Dow