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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas A. Nichols, Eldon, IA (US);
Lance Frahm, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Charles S. Sloan, Blakesburg, 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 43/105 (2013.01); A01D 89/004 (2013.01); A01D 89/008 (2013.01); A01D 43/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A harvesting header of an agricultural machine includes a frame, a cutting mechanism coupled to the frame and configured to cut crop, an auger rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the cutting mechanism, and an impeller rotatably coupled to the frame at a location rearward of the auger. The impeller is configured to receive crop from the auger and condition the cut crop. The crop is projected by the auger in a rearward and upward direction relative to the impeller.