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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2022
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Bart M.A. Missotten, Herent, BE;
Jasper Vanlerberghe, Aartrijke, BE;
Sam Reubens, Sint-Michiels, BE;
Lucas Deruyter, Hooglede-Gits, BE;
Frederik Tallir, Esen, BE;
Dré W.J. Jongmans, AG Klundert, NL;
Sahand Hajshekoleslami, Izegem, BE;
Pieter Van Overschelde, Sint-Andries, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
The cutting system includes knives attached to a continuously moving belt-type carrier. The carrier motion moves the knives past stationary counterknife fingers. Each knife is pivotably connected to the platform portion of a support bracket having also a wall portion that is fixed to the belt-type carrier. The knife is furthermore coupled to the bracket by a reversible force coupling that maintains the knife in a forwardly oriented operational position when the knife is subjected to lateral forces which exert a torque on the knife that remains below a predefined limit, encountered when the knife is cutting stalks or meeting small obstructions. When the knife is subjected to lateral forces resulting in a torque above the predefined limit, the force coupling is configured to be disengaged in a reversible manner, enabling the knife to pivot about a rotation axis towards a non-operational position.