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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2021
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Snehalrao Jadhav, Satara, IN;
Glenn E. Pope, Viola, IL (US);
Aaron S. Ritter, Milan, IL (US);
Duane M. Bomleny, Geneseo, IL (US);
Bradley K. Yanke, Eldridge, IA (US);
Aniruddha Patankar, Pune, IN;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A header for an agricultural work vehicle including a feeder house is provided, with the header operable to move crop material in a forward feed direction during a crop processing operation and in a reverse feed direction during a declogging operation. The header includes a frame configured to be coupled to the feeder house, a pickup belt assembly coupled to the frame and including a movable pickup belt configured to convey crop material, a transfer belt assembly coupled to the frame and including a movable transfer belt arranged to convey crop material from the pickup belt assembly to the feeder house in the forward feed direction, an actuator coupled to the frame that pivots the pickup belt assembly relative to the frame, and a discharge zone through which crop material is conveyed in the reverse feed direction during the declogging operation.