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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Frank R. G. Duquesne, Zwevegem, BE;
Dré W. J. Jongmans, AG Klundert, NL;
Bart M. A. Missotten, Herent, BE;
Sam Reubens, Sint-Michiels, BE;
Frederik Tallir, Esen, BE;
Pieter Van Overschelde, Sint-Andries, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
In a combine harvester, the header is lifted up by the feeder and secured thereto by a mechanism including a pair of securing pins on the feeder's carrier structure. The securing pins are provided with stops protruding towards the header and which include a sloped surface, configured to interact with positioning aids on the header. The lateral outward or inward movement of the securing pins is driven by a centrally placed actuator. As the actuator is extended, the positioning aids roll or glide down the sloped surfaces, enabling a gradual approach of the header towards the feeder, up to a point where the securing pins become aligned with slots on the header. Continued actuation of the pin motion then establishes the securing of the header to the feeder.