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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Jody I. Eyestone, Milan, IL (US);
Justin C. Freehill, Fenton, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
Harvesting machines and agricultural harvesting heads for harvesting machines are disclosed herein. A harvesting machine includes a frame, an elongate reciprocating knife, a conveyor system, a drum conveyor, and a crop deflector. The elongate reciprocating knife is coupled to a forward edge of the frame and configured to cut crop material adjacent to the ground. The conveyor system is supported by the frame and configured to carry cut crop material toward a central portion of the frame and rearward therefrom. The drum conveyor is located directly behind at least a portion of the conveyor system, and the drum conveyor includes an elongate cylindrical drum supported for rotation on the frame about a drum axis and a plurality of elongate fingers that at least partially extend through an outer wall of the cylindrical drum.