Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt drive for driving the header of a combine harvester
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Application No.: US17710339Application Date: 2022-03-31
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Publication No.: US11497166B2Publication Date: 2022-11-15
- Inventor: Sam Reubens , Frederik Tallir , Dré W. J. Jongmans , Bart M. A. Missotten , Pieter Van Overschelde
- Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agent Peter Zacharias; Patrick Sheldrake
- Priority: EP21166218 20210331
- Main IPC: A01D41/14
- IPC: A01D41/14 ; A01D41/16 ; A01D41/12 ; A01F12/46 ; B65G23/44 ; A01D61/00 ; A01F12/10

Abstract:
A combine includes a feeder housing that include a movable cradle frame at the front, configured to receive a header, so that a controlled movement of the cradle frame may be imparted to the header during a harvesting run. The combine further includes a driveline for driving moving components of the combine header. The driveline includes a belt drive mounted laterally with respect to the feeder housing. The belt drive is configured to transfer a rotation of a first drive axle that is part of the driveline, to a rotation of a second axle to which a drive axle of the header can be coupled. The belt drive includes two pulleys which are maintained in a common plane regardless of movement of the header relative to the feeder housing. The pulleys are rotatably mounted in a longitudinally extendable bridge structure, and are coupled to the first and second axles.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220312676A1 BELT DRIVE FOR DRIVING THE HEADER OF A COMBINE HARVESTER Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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