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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Wenger, Lancaster, PA (US);
Andrew V. Lauwers, Stevens, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/00 (2006.01); A01D 61/00 (2006.01); A01D 47/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 61/004 (2013.01); A01D 41/142 (2013.01); A01D 47/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A header of an agricultural harvester for the transport of a flow of crop from a header to a combine feeder house. The header includes a frame having a floor, a conveyor assembly, and a drive mechanism. The conveyor assembly is mounted above the floor to urge a flow of crop material during harvesting operations, and the drive mechanism operatively connects to the conveyor assembly to drive movement of the conveyor assembly. The drive mechanism includes a drive motor mounted to the frame beneath the floor about a medial section of the header.