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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Bronson C. Eick, Fremont, IA (US);
Tad A. Mcdowell, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Inventors:
Bronson C. Eick, Fremont, IA (US);
Tad A. McDowell, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a base unit and a header coupled with the base unit. The header includes a frame; at least one draper belt; a header lift detector providing an output signal indicating a lift state of the header; and a draper belt accelerator receiving the output signal from the header lift detector and accelerating each of the draper belts upon receipt of the output signal.