CA2665589A1 - Combine header with gauge wheels to control cut height - Google Patents

Combine header with gauge wheels to control cut height Download PDF

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CA2665589A1
CA2665589A1 CA 2665589 CA2665589A CA2665589A1 CA 2665589 A1 CA2665589 A1 CA 2665589A1 CA 2665589 CA2665589 CA 2665589 CA 2665589 A CA2665589 A CA 2665589A CA 2665589 A1 CA2665589 A1 CA 2665589A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D41/00Combines, i.e. harvesters or mowers combined with threshing devices
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    • A01D41/14Mowing tables
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A header assembly for a combine harvester includes a header carried by an adapter on the feeder house of the combine and on a pair of gauge wheel which can be adjusted from inside the cab to change height of the cutter bar from the ground. This is used in combination with an Automatic Header Height Control so that the main suspension is adjusted to carry approximately 90% of the header weight, the header is dropped on the ground until the gauge wheels contact the ground, and causes the header to "float" with respect to the main carrier frame and the AHHC is set so that the combine feeder house stops lowering when a pre-set amount of header to adapter separation (float) is achieved with the AHHC
operating to maintain this set amount by controlling the height of the feeder house.

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1. A header assembly for attachment to a combine harvester comprising:

a header having a cutter bar for cutting standing crop and a crop transport device for transporting the standing crop inwardly from ends of the header to a collection location for feeding to the combine harvester;

an adapter for mounting the header on a feeder house of the combine;
the adapter being arranged such that the crop at the collection location is fed through the feeder house to the combine harvester the adapter being arranged such that the header is carried on the feeder house for movement of the header with the combine harvester over the field to be harvested;

at least two ground engaging gauge wheels on the header one on each side of the adapter;

each gauge wheel being mounted on the header for up and down adjustment movement of a position of the gauge wheel relative to the header to control the height of the cutter bar of the header from the ground;

an adjustable link operable by a control switch arranged to be located in a cab of the combine harvester to adjust the position of the gauge wheel relative to the header to a required position so as to adjust a height of cut of the cutter bar;

wherein the gauge wheels are mounted on the header such that, when adjusted to the required position, the gauge wheels are fixed relative to the header substantially without any suspension floating movement relative thereto;

a suspension system for carrying the header on the adapter;

the suspension system being arranged such that a major part of the weight of the header is carried on the feeder house and a smaller part is carried on the gauge wheels;

a bottom stop arranged to limit downward movement of the header relative to the adapter;

a float sensor for sensing a float distance of the header relative to the bottom stop and for generating a signal indicative thereof;

an automatic header height control system arranged to raise and lower the feeder house in response to the signal from the float sensor so as to attempt to maintain the float distance at a required set value.
2. The header assembly according to Claim 1 wherein the adjustable link is a hydraulic cylinder.
3. The header assembly according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein the suspension system is adjustable so as to set a required proportion of the weight of the header which is carried on the feeder house relative to a proportion of the weight of the header which is carried on the gauge wheels.
4. The header assembly according to Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the suspension system is arranged such that the proportion of the weight which is carried on the feeder house is of the order of 90%.
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WO2013071445A1 (en) * 2011-11-16 2013-05-23 Macdon Industries Ltd. Crop harvesting machine with calibration of the header float springs
US8863483B2 (en) 2011-11-16 2014-10-21 Macdon Industries Ltd. Swather with floating header carried on a mounting assembly which can be raised and lowered
EA028084B1 (en) * 2011-11-16 2017-10-31 Макдон Индастриз Лтд. Crop harvesting machine with calibration of the header float springs
WO2013101869A2 (en) * 2011-12-28 2013-07-04 Agco Corporation Tilt accumulator for corn header
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US10285331B2 (en) 2012-12-18 2019-05-14 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Draper seal for crop header
US9635810B2 (en) 2012-12-18 2017-05-02 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Draper seal for crop harvesting header
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US10194590B2 (en) 2013-01-28 2019-02-05 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Harvesting header bat with adjustably spaced quick release fingers
US9198349B2 (en) 2013-07-12 2015-12-01 Deere & Company Articulated harvesting head ground force control circuit
EP2845462A1 (en) 2013-07-12 2015-03-11 Deere & Company Articulated harvesting head ground force control circuit
US9901032B2 (en) 2013-12-30 2018-02-27 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Harvesting header transport
US10021823B2 (en) 2013-12-30 2018-07-17 Honey Bee Manufacturing Inc. Harvesting header transport apparatus and method
EA032172B1 (en) * 2014-03-25 2019-04-30 Макдон Индастриз Лтд. Controlling cutting height and angle of a combine header
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US9807935B2 (en) 2014-03-26 2017-11-07 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Harvesting cam reel with convertible transport mode
US9750189B2 (en) 2014-03-26 2017-09-05 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Crop flow assisting device for harvesting header
US9844183B2 (en) 2014-03-26 2017-12-19 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Cam reel with complex bat path
US10433479B2 (en) 2014-06-09 2019-10-08 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Harvesting header knife drive assembly
US11547043B2 (en) 2014-06-09 2023-01-10 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Harvesting header knife drive assembly
US9775291B2 (en) * 2014-12-29 2017-10-03 Macdon Industries Ltd. Gauge wheels for a multi-section agricultural header
US20160183461A1 (en) * 2014-12-29 2016-06-30 BN Equipment Design Ltd. Gauge Wheels for a Multi-Section Agricultural Header
US9706708B2 (en) 2015-03-13 2017-07-18 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Controlling a positioning system for an agricultural implement
US9986685B2 (en) 2015-03-13 2018-06-05 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Controlling a positioning system for an agricultural implement
US10462966B2 (en) 2015-03-13 2019-11-05 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Controlling a positioning system for an agricultural implement
US9668412B2 (en) 2015-05-01 2017-06-06 Deere & Company Harvesting head height control circuit
EP3087819A2 (en) 2015-05-01 2016-11-02 Deere & Company Harvesting head height control circuit
CN107360798A (en) * 2016-05-13 2017-11-21 勇猛机械股份有限公司 A kind of harvester feeding mouth adjusting means
US10687465B2 (en) 2016-07-29 2020-06-23 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Header cutting system with knife guards
US11425859B2 (en) 2016-07-29 2022-08-30 Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd. Header cutting system with knife guards
EP3516942A1 (en) * 2018-01-29 2019-07-31 CNH Industrial Belgium NV Predictive header height control system
US10687466B2 (en) 2018-01-29 2020-06-23 Cnh Industrial America Llc Predictive header height control system
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