GROUND PRESSURE FEEDBACK SENSOR SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HEADER FLOAT

    公开(公告)号:US20230309441A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18023173

    申请日:2021-08-24

    摘要: A method for dynamically operating a header float system of an agricultural vehicle having a header movably mounted to a frame of the agricultural vehicle by an actuator. The method includes: determining a target ground reaction force between the header and a ground surface located below the header, determining an actual ground reaction force between the header and the ground surface, comparing the actual ground reaction force to the target ground reaction force, and upon determining that the actual ground reaction force differs from the target ground reaction force by a predetermined amount, operating the actuator to reduce a difference in value between the actual ground reaction force and the target ground reaction force. An agricultural vehicle having a header operated as described above is also provided.

    Agricultural header with constant reel to cutter relationship

    公开(公告)号:US11622505B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US16647781

    申请日:2018-09-14

    摘要: A header for an agricultural vehicle includes: a header frame; a flexible cutter supported by the header frame and including a plurality of cutting edges; a reel including a plurality of reel sections movably supported by the header frame, each of the reel sections including a plurality of tines and being independently movable from the other reel sections; and at least one rigid link connecting the flexible cutter to one of the reel sections, the at least one rigid link being configured to transmit flexing forces acting on the flexible cutter to the connected one reel section such that a substantially constant separation is maintained between the flexible cutter and the connected one reel section.

    Harvesting inter-seeded crops
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    公开(公告)号:US11606906B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16887770

    申请日:2020-05-29

    摘要: A harvest header apparatus for harvesting a first crop in a field while preventing damage to a second later crop planted in the same field. A header table with a knife mounted along a lower front edge thereof has a plurality of crop shields attached to and spaced along the header table at a selected shield spacing, each crop shield extending forward from a rear portion thereof located under the knife to a forward end thereof located forward of the knife. A forward portion of each crop shield slopes upward such that crop plants contacted by the forward portion of each crop shield are pushed downward and pass under the knife without contacting the knife. The shield spacing is selected so the crop shields move along rows of second crop and push the second crop plants down and under the table such that same are not contacted by the knife.

    Multi-segment header for an agricultural harvester

    公开(公告)号:US11419268B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16657393

    申请日:2019-10-18

    IPC分类号: A01D41/14 A01D34/04 A01D34/13

    摘要: A multi-segment header for an agricultural harvester including a multi-segment chassis and a backsheet supported by each of the multi-segment chassis. The multi-segment header further includes a backsheet extension assembly that has a backsheet extension mounted adjacent a top end of each backsheet, and an articulating joint extending between adjacent backsheet extensions. The articulated backsheet extension assembly follows upward and downward movement of the backsheets of the multi-segment chassis and blocks grain from passing over the backsheets and going unharvested.

    Crop harvesting reel with an end shield plate and fingers for guiding crop

    公开(公告)号:US11343968B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US16212209

    申请日:2018-12-06

    发明人: Rheal Remillard

    摘要: A reel of a harvester including a cutter bar includes a plurality of reel bats which are pivotal so as to vary the angle of the fingers about the bat axis as the reel rotates and an end shield plate mounted on the reel at the end of the reel. The end plate has a peripheral edge located radially inward of an outer tip of the fingers with an apex at each of the bats and portions which are recessed from a straight line joining the apexes to allow rotation of the finger around the bat axis without contacting the peripheral edge. Each of the endmost fingers of the bats has a base which is axially inside the end plate and is bent longitudinally of the reel to define an outer tip which is axially spaced from the base to a position beyond the radial plane of the end plate.

    Systems and methods for adjusting a flexible cutter bar assembly

    公开(公告)号:US11234367B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16724625

    申请日:2019-12-23

    发明人: Cory Douglas Hunt

    摘要: An agricultural system includes an arm configured to rotate about a pivot joint and to support a portion of a cutter bar assembly, a fluid-filled biasing member slidingly coupled to the arm, an actuator coupled to the fluid-filled biasing member, a fluid pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure in the fluid-filled biasing member, and a controller communicatively coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to receive an input signal from the fluid pressure sensor indicative of the fluid pressure and to output an output signal to instruct the actuator to adjust a connection point between the fluid-filled biasing member and the arm based on the input signal.