Abstract: A row unit for a header of an agricultural harvester is provided that includes a first longitudinally extending stripping plate and a second longitudinally extending stripping plate each mounted on a frame and each having opposed stripping edges which define a gap between the first stripping plate and the second stripping plate. The row unit includes both operator-selected macro adjustment of the gap and automatic micro adjustment of the gap. The micro adjustment occurs on both deck plates. The micro adjustment is achieved through resilient members positioned functionally between the deck plates and the row unit frame.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2016
Date of Patent:
April 23, 2019
Assignee:
CHN Industrial America, LLC
Inventors:
James M. Gessel, Joel Cook, Eric Walker, Michael Berggren, Fred Hubach, Brian Crow
Abstract: A row unit for a header of an agricultural harvester is provided that includes a first longitudinally extending stripping plate and a second longitudinally extending stripping plate each mounted on a frame and each having opposed stripping edges which define a gap between the first stripping plate and the second stripping plate. The row unit includes both operator-selected macro adjustment of the gap and automatic micro adjustment of the gap. The micro adjustment occurs on both deck plates. The micro adjustment is achieved through resilient members positioned functionally between the deck plates and the row unit frame.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 22, 2016
Publication date:
August 24, 2017
Applicant:
CHN Industrial America, LLC
Inventors:
James M. Gessel, Joel Cook, Eric Walker, Michael Berggren, Fred Hubach, Brian Crow
Abstract: A caster wheel assembly of a pickup for an agricultural machine, comprising a wheel on a carrier shaft mounted rotatably within a bushing of a pickup arm. The wheel is biased by a spring to be oriented in a predetermined direction relative to the pickup arm. The spring is a helical spring mounted coaxially with the carrier shaft between the wheel and the pickup arm.