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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Thomas, Gordonville, PA (US);
Collin Wenstrom, Davenport, IA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/26 (2006.01); A01D 34/04 (2006.01); A01D 57/00 (2006.01); A01D 57/20 (2006.01); A01D 61/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 57/26 (2013.01); A01D 34/04 (2013.01); A01D 61/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crop ramp for a header of an agricultural harvester including a curved plate having an outer surface over which cut crop passes and an inner surface. The crop ramp further includes a roller support extending rearwardly from the curved plate and a roller supported for rotation by the roller support. The roller has an outer circumferential surface configured to be contacted by a fore edge of an upper run of an endless belt draper conveyor in order maintain tracking of the conveyor and eliminate contact between the conveyor and the interior of the crop ramp.