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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Cnh Industrial Belgium N.v., Zedelgem, BE;
Jeffrey Blancke, Markegem, BE;
Simon Beelaert, Adegem, BE;
Frederik Demon, Sint-Kruis, BE;
Stijn Van Belleghem, Maldegem, BE;
CNH Industrial Belgium N.V., , BE;
Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a header with a pickup mechanism for picking up crop from a field and a feeder for feeding the crop into the agricultural harvester for further processing. The feeder is pivotably connected to a chassis of the agricultural harvester via at least one lift cylinder. The header is connected to the feeder for pivoting therewith and includes a pickup mechanism supported by a frame. The header further includes at least one wheel for supporting the frame on the ground. A sensor is configured to detect a ground surface composition in an area behind the pickup mechanism, while a control system is operably coupled to the at least one lift cylinder and the sensor, and configured to operate the at least one lift cylinder to adjust a pressure that the header exerts on the ground in dependence of the detected ground surface composition.