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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Pieter Van Overschelde, Sint-Andries, BE;
Björn Depoortere, Zwevezele, BE;
Frank R. G. Duquesne, Zwevegem, BE;
Dré W. J. Jongmans, AG Klundert, NL;
Bart M. A. Missotten, Herent, BE;
Frederik Tallir, Esen, BE;
Willem Vandamme, Ichtegem, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A feeder for a combine harvester, the feeder including a housing and a conveyor assembly mounted in the housing. The conveyor assembly includes a frame having lateral support arms, and moveable belts guided by sprocket wheels. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section of the housing. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section. The conveyor assembly is equipped with a first and second tensioning mechanism, the first mechanism being configured to push the conveyor shaft forward with respect to the frame, the second mechanism including spring-operated tensioning arms and tensioning rolls mounted above the support arms.