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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kellen B. Hill, Ottumwa, IA (US);
David V. Rotole, Bloomfield, IA (US);
Thomas A. Nichols, Eldon, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 89/00 (2006.01); A01D 43/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 89/002 (2013.01); A01D 43/10 (2013.01); A01D 43/102 (2013.01); A01D 43/105 (2013.01); A01D 89/008 (2013.01); A01D 89/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower-conditioner assembly of a self-propelled windrower includes a frame, a cutting mechanism coupled to the frame for cutting crop, a conditioner rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the cutting mechanism, and a fluffer assembly rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the conditioner. The fluffer assembly includes at least an elongated roll and a crop moving element. The conditioner crimps the crop after it is cut, and the fluffer assembly fluffs or moves the crop during operation.