Cnh America LLC

Rudy P A Vandewalle

Geert P Mortier

Pieter J P Willem

Geert Claeys

Eric A H Maertens

In a header having a movably mounted knife and a guard for shielding the moving and rotating components operating the knife, the guard preferably comprising two interconnected parts of which the first part is mounted on the header so as not to move with the knife and the second part is coupled for movement with the knife. In this way, the area shielded by the guard automatically expands and contracts with movement of the knife.

Guard for a header of a harvester

An agricultural harvesting machine comprises crop processing mechanism and an elevator assembly for conveying harvested crop material to said crop processing mechanism. The elevator assembly comprises an elevator housing and endless elevator mechanism mounted for rotation in said housing over a shaft. An outer and an inner shaft shielding plate are mounted around the shaft for preventing migration of crop material to said shaft. The inner plate is mounted within the outer shielding plate.

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Zedelgem, Belgium

Rudy P A Vandewalle