Case Corporation

John Bradley Lukac

Dale W Panoushek

William Lee Cooksey

Joshua J Wolters

Vincent M Moster

Randall A Marc

Xitian Fang

Mark C Ziegler

A system for coupling, uncoupling and controlling the operating parameters of the header assembly on an agricultural combine. A fixed coupler block on the feeder assembly of the combine is coupled with a movable coupler block on the header assembly to join hydraulic and electrical conduits by rotating a coupler handle to lock the blocks together. As the handle rotates, it also causes push-pull cables to actuate latch pins which mechanically couple the header assembly to the feeder assembly. The system senses whether a header assembly is present or not and, if present, what type of header assembly is present. In the latter case, the system then controls the operating parameters of the header assembly.

System for coupling, uncoupling and controlling the header assembly in an agricultural combine

A drive system for the sieves in an agricultural combine that includes a flywheel for improving the fatigue life of the sieves. The flywheel minimizes damaging accelerations in the sieves that result from speed variations in the drive shaft. A hydraulic motor is also provided for directly driving the sieves without the use of belts.

Direct drive system with a flywheel for an agricultural combine

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Bettendorf, IA, United States of America

John Bradley Lukac