Patents by Inventor Björn Depoortere

Björn Depoortere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Feeder conveyor assembly tensioning mechanism
    Patent number: 10149437
    Abstract: A feeder for a combine harvester, the feeder including a housing and a conveyor assembly mounted in the housing. The conveyor assembly includes a frame having lateral support arms, and moveable belts guided by sprocket wheels. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section of the housing. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section. The conveyor assembly is equipped with a first and second tensioning mechanism, the first mechanism being configured to push the conveyor shaft forward with respect to the frame, the second mechanism including spring-operated tensioning arms and tensioning rolls mounted above the support arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Pieter Van Overschelde, Björn Depoortere, Frank R. G. Duquesne, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme
  • Feeder Apparatus for Combine Harvester
    Publication number: 20170251606
    Abstract: A feeder for a combine harvester. The feeder includes a housing and a conveyor assembly mounted in the housing. The conveyor assembly includes a frame having lateral support arms, and moveable belts guided by sprocket wheels. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section of the housing. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section. The conveyor assembly is equipped with a first and second tensioning mechanism, the first mechanism being configured to push the conveyor shaft forward with respect to the frame, the second mechanism including spring-operated tensioning arms and tensioning rolls mounted above the support arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Pieter Van Overschelde, Björn Depoortere, Frank R.G. Duquesne, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme