| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 056344000 | RAKING AND LOADING | 27 |
| 20080282663 | ROLLER-SUPPORTED ACCUMULATOR FOR LAWN AND GARDEN DEBRIS - An apparatus for collection of yard debris combines a vacuum pick up with a blower unit, a separator, and a detachable accumulator with an attached roller to support the accumulator upon detachment from the separator. The apparatus collects and entrains debris in an airflow induced at the vacuum pickup, impels the debris to the separator which removes the debris from the airflow, and deposits it in the accumulator which is supported by a roller to aid subsequent dumping when the accumulator is detached. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090019829 | Collapsing on-board crop receiver and duct of a cotton harvester - Apparatus and a method for collapsing an on-board crop receiver of a harvester to a transport position, utilizing a remotely releasable locking element to allow telescopic collapsing or retracting the receiver without entering the receiver, and powered apparatus for positively collapsing a duct extending between a row unit of the harvester and an inlet opening of the receiver. The duct is telescopically retractable at an inclined angle by a similarly inclined duct driver to a height about equal to that of the receiver when in the transport position, so as to be freed from the receiver and any associated hood extending outwardly therefrom associated with the inlet opening. Using crop compactor apparatus within the interior of the receiver, the compactor can be lowered and the locking mechanism unlocked, and then the compactor operated to telescopically collapse or retract the receiver. The receiver can be extended in the reverse order. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20120240546 | Tractor Implement Combination - Provided is a combination of a tractor and a implement drawn by the tractor by way of a draw bar, supported on the ground by wheels, the implement having a processing element interacting with a field. A controller is connected to a first actuator disposed for adjusting the angle between the draw bar and the implement, and to a second actuator disposed for adjusting the angle of the wheels of the implement about the vertical axis. The controller can be operated for actuating the two actuators in such a manner that the longitudinal axis of the processing element is always oriented at least nearly orthogonal to a target line. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130305683 | Pickup for an Agricultural Machine - An agricultural machine having a frame carrying a crop pickup mechanism and supported on the ground by means of two support wheels. Each support wheel is rotatably mounted on a carrier that is connected to the frame of the pickup for rotation about a caster axis. Each wheel carrier is connected by a respective spring to a point fixed relative to the frame of the pickup. The spring biases the carrier to cause the support wheel to park in a predetermined direction relative to the frame of the pickup. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140026533 | WINDGUARD MECHANISM OF A PICK-UP FOR AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE - A windguard mechanism comprising a pair of arms attachable to the agricultural machine and a windguard plate extending between the pair of arms and positioned to hold down the crop material processed by the pickup mechanism. The windguard plate comprises a first plate fixed between the pair of arms and a second plate positioned movably with respect to the first plate, wherein the working surfaces of the first plate and of the second plate form a windguard working surface of an area independent on the position of the second plate. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20160001294 | CONVEYING ARRANGEMENT WITH KNIVES WHICH CAN BE PIVOTED VERTICALLY AND SHIFTED LATERALLY - A conveying arrangement conveys loose material in a conveying direction, in particular agricultural material. Several knives of a cutting assembly are mounted below a cutting area guiding surface. The material is first conveyed along the cutting area guiding surface and afterwards along a further guiding surface. Both guiding surfaces are mechanically supported by a connecting assembly. A positioning mechanism can pivot the connecting assembly upwards and downwards. This pivotal movement causes both guiding surfaces to be moved upwards and downwards. The cutting area guiding surface together with the cutting assembly can be shifted laterally, i.e. perpendicular to the conveying direction, and is guided during this lateral movement. | 01-07-2016 |
| 056345000 | Endless carrier | 3 |
| 20110314786 | CROP PICK-UP - A crop pick-up frame has mountings for attachment to the feeder house of a combine harvester with a pick up assembly having transverse tine bars parallel to a transverse axis which move in a composite movement both around the transverse axis and parallel to the transverse axis such that each tine describes a closed path around the transverse axis and inclined to a radial plane of the transverse axis. Behind the bars is a belt conveyor followed by a converging auger where the belt conveyor is offset to one side relative to the bars so that the ends of the bars define a first path of travel at a first end of the bars and a second path of travel at a second end of the bars and the belt conveyor is offset such that one side edge extends beyond an outermost part of the second path of travel. | 12-29-2011 |
| 056350000 | Rear delivery | 1 |
| 056351000 | With movable feeder | 1 |
| 056352000 | Stationary rake teeth | 1 |
| 20100287903 | Leaf Gathering Apparatus - A leaf gathering apparatus includes upper and lower conveyor axes, a conveyor extending around the upper and lower conveyor axes that is continuously rotatable, and a rotatable sweeping mechanism having a generally horizontal axis of rotation, the sweeping mechanism being configured to move leaves from a ground surface onto the conveyor. The apparatus includes a bag and a channel extending from the conveyor to the bag to direct leaves therebetween. A shredder is located along the channel. A frame, the upper and lower conveyor axes, and the sweeping mechanism are operatively coupled to the frame. A plurality of wheels are operatively coupled to the frame to allow the frame to be easily transported and a motor is operatively coupled to the sweeping mechanism to rotate the sweeping mechanism, the motor being operatively coupled to at least one of the upper and lower conveyor axes to rotate the conveyor. | 11-18-2010 |
| 056360000 | Stationary rake teeth | 1 |
| 20120055136 | SIMPLIFIED, TOOLLESS PICK-UP TINE MOUNTING - An improved tine and tine connection device for removably connecting a tine to a pick-up reel tine bar in an agricultural harvesting machine. The improved tine incorporates an elastomeric portion interconnecting the tine fingers and the tine bar which enables limited tines movement relative to the tine bar. The elastomeric portion may also be shaped to fit around the tine bar enabling the elastomeric portion to also function as the tine mount. The tine mount is configured to enable installation by hand or using only simple tools and, once installed, provide sufficient connection strength to retain the tine in position during reel operation. | 03-08-2012 |
| 056364000 | Lifting reels | 18 |
| 20080236128 | Take Up Arrangement With A Position Of The Tine Carriers Dependent Upon The Direction Of Rotation - A crop take-up arrangement is provided. The crop take-up arrangement includes a take-up rotor having several tine carriers with tines fastened to it that can be moved along a circular track, supported, free to rotate, about their axes of rotation. A housing contains the take-up rotor with strippers between which elongated intervening spaces remain through which the radially outer regions of the tines extend outward over a part of the circular track of the tine carriers. A drive shaft can be driven in two directions of rotation to drive the tine carriers around the circular track. It is proposed that the tine carriers be supported in bearings so as to pivot about their longitudinal axes between two end positions and be able to move between the end position as a function of the direction of rotation of the drive shaft. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090025358 | Plastic Bands or Plastic Covers for Bands Located Between Tines on a Crop Pickup Apparatus - A method and apparatus for baling crop materials using a baler with a pickup thereon for picking up crop materials from the ground and moving such crop materials towards a baling chamber. The pickup has a pickup frame operatively attached to the baler, the frame having a plurality of laterally spaced apart tines of a type which is typical for balers. The pickup has a pickup frame operatively attached to the baler, the pickup having a plurality of laterally spaced apart tines of a type which is typical for balers. Plastic bands are provided on at least the surface of bands that are disposed between the tines to reduce friction between the crop and the bands; this prevents excessive vibration, whereby crop material will pass evenly through the pickup, minimizing the possibility of plugging of the pickup and retaining leaves and other desirable parts of the crop. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090056298 | Over-Retraction Limiter for the Fingers of a Retracting Finger Auger Mechanism - A retracting finger auger assembly is provided with a limiter inside the auger tube of the assembly that is disposed to make temporary engagement with the internal eccentrically offset finger shaft of the retracting finger mechanism in the event of flexure of the finger shaft beyond a predetermined amount. In a preferred embodiment, the limiter comprises a transverse, annular member with a guide ring of anti-friction material circumscribing the finger shaft, the member being secured to the interior surface of the auger tube for rotation therewith. The anti-friction guide ring is normally maintained slightly out of contacting engagement with the finger shaft, but is disposed to be engaged as necessary by the flexing shaft to limit such flexing and prevent over-retraction of the retracting fingers. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090217639 | Break-Away Finger for Retracting Finger Auger - A tubular metal finger for a retracting finger auger assembly has a mounting portion adjacent the normally inner end of the finger, a working portion adjacent the opposite, normally outer end of the finger, and a weakened break-away portion between the mounting and working portions. Weakening of the sidewall of the tube in the break-away portion is accomplished through the provision of a pair of diametrically opposed, circular holes through the tube. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090282800 | AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FORAGE - The present invention relates to an agricultural machine for harvesting forage comprising a frame ( | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090320434 | PICK-UP - The invention pertains to a pick-up ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110000178 | Multi-crop feeder and crop conditioner for stripper headers - The attachment of a feeder reel, also called a crop conditioner, to the front of a stripper header to accomplish the harvesting of crops with bent stems and stems on the ground that were unable to be harvested with only the stripper header. Attaching the feeder reel to a movable framework attached to the stripper header to allow for different positions is required to efficiently harvest different crops and different crop conditions. The feeder reel directs the crop stem into the stripper. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110088365 | OFFSET PICKUP TINES TO IMPROVE FEEDING PICK UP - An improved pickup comprising offset pickup tines for improved feeding of balers or harverters. The offset mounting of the rotor tines and auger tines of the pickup reduces and/or substantially eliminates the “dead area” between the pickup and the rotor during the handing off of crop from one feed mechanism to another feeding mechanism resulting in improved control of the crop as the crop travels through the machine. The rotor tines and the auger tines may comprise the same structure providing improved efficiencies in manufacturing, inventory and maintenance of the pickup equipment. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110192130 | Crop Pickup Float - A method of responding to obstacles encountered by a harvesting pickup apparatus that moves in the harvesting direction, the method including the steps of driving a pickup reel, pivoting at least one structural member, and positioning a path of continuous loop device. The driving of a pickup reel step includes driving the reel with a continuous loop device about a first axis. The pivoting step includes pivoting the at least one structural member about a second axis, the pickup reel being supported by the structural member. The positioning step includes positioning a path of the continuous loop device so that a tight side of the device is located in the harvesting direction from both the first axis and the second axis. This step also includes configuring the harvesting pickup apparatus so that the structural member is pivoted about the second axis in a generally upward direction when the harvesting pickup apparatus encounters an obstacle. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110225942 | PICK-UP REEL TINE MOUNTING - A tine connection device for removably connecting a tine to an elongate tine bar in an agricultural harvesting machine wherein the device comprises a mounting base that is contoured to simultaneously engage the tine bar and a mounting portion of the tine and in combination with a contoured clamp fastener, restrain the mounting portion of the tine in a predetermined position relative to the tine bar. The mounting base and clamp fastener further enable a plurality of tines to be easily and uniformly connected to a tine bar while the specific contours of the mounting base and clamp fastener in adjacent contact with the tine serve to reduce stress concentrations thereby promoting extended tine service life. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20130160420 | Tine Adjustment for a Header - An apparatus for adjusting tines of a header may be disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a reel lift arm, a reel comprising a plurality of tines, a tine adjustment ring, and an actuator. The reel may be operatively connected to the reel lift arm. The tine adjustment ring may be operatively connected to the reel and the plurality of tines. The actuator may be operatively connected to the reel lift arm and the tine adjustment ring. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130167499 | TINE PICKUP WITH NARROW TINE SPACING FOR A BALER - In one embodiment, a reel assembly for a pickup assembly of an agricultural machine, the reel assembly comprising: a rotatable bulkhead; plural rows of tines rotatable with the bulkhead; and a reel cover coupled to the bulkhead and comprising plural slots through which the tines extend. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130167500 | OFFSET TINE ROWS OF A PICKUP ASSEMBLY - In one embodiment, a reel assembly for a pickup assembly of an agricultural machine, the reel assembly comprising: a rotatable shaft; a bulkhead rotatable with the shaft, the bulkhead comprising alternating tine occupying and non-tine occupying areas; a first row of tines extending from a first of the tine occupying areas according to a first orientation at a given moment in time; and a second row of tines offset from the first row, the second row of tines extending from the first of the tine occupying areas according to the first orientation at the given moment in time. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130167501 | CAMLESS PICKUP WRAPPER - In one embodiment, a camless pickup assembly comprising a cam independent, rotatable reel having a plurality of tines affixed thereto and spaced apart from each other by a respective predefined first gap radially on the reel and spaced apart by a respective predefined second gap transversely across the reel; and a plurality of tine wrappers distributed transversely along the reel and occupying each of the respective second gaps, wherein a first of the plurality of tines is configured to extend past a plane of the tine wrapper surface according to a substantially constant length throughout a first arc of rotation and a second of the plurality of tines is configured to extend past the plane of the tine wrapper surface according to a gradually decreasing length throughout a second arc of rotation, the second of the plurality of tines spaced radially from the first of the plurality of tines by the predefined first gap. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130327009 | PICK-UP TINE BRACKET WITH FLANGE - A tine mounting bracket for connecting tines to tine bars on an agricultural pick-up reel. The tines include a coiled spring section at the base of the tine and adjacent to the tine bar connection. The improved mounting bracket includes a flange that extends in adjacent contact with a portion of the coiled spring section and inhibits lateral deflection of the tine spring. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140260170 | SPRING TINE WITH INTEGRATED RELIEF SECTION - A spring tine for use on the pickup assemblies of crop baling machines and the like comprises a single, continuous strand of resilient material formed into a base of multiple, side-by-side, helical coils and an elongated leg projecting outwardly from the base. The leg is formed to present a relief notch in an inner section of the leg adjacent the base for avoiding interference with a support member for the tine when the tine springs back and forth during operation. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150366138 | HYBRID CROP STRIPPER BAND FOR A CROP PICK-UP - A stripper band for a crop pick-up includes a U-shaped plastic body having an upper leg and upper bight portion reinforced by a sheet metal strap so as to stiffen the band for being able to withstand downward forces applied by heavy windrows of crop being picked up and conveyed over a top surface of the band. The sheet metal strap has upstanding bosses located about upper rear mounting holes against which clamping forces are directed when securing the band to the pick-up frame. Front and lower regions of the band are constructed only of plastic and remain flexible enough to absorb impacts from hard objects without permanent deformation of the band. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160120125 | ADJUSTABLE ROLLER FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR PICK-UP REEL - A roller frame assembly for a pick-up reel of a harvester, where the roller frame assembly is adjustable in that its position can be easily adjusted relative to a position of a drive shaft of the pick-up reel, thereby effectively converting the pick-up reel from a flip reel to a non-flip reel, and vice versa. | 05-05-2016 |
