| US 7,412,816 B2 | ||
| Sectionalized belt guide for draper belt in an agricultural harvesting machine | ||
| Bruce Alan Coers, Hillsdale, Ill. (US); and Roderick James Jensen, Moline, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Deere & Company, Moline, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/366,033. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0204589 A1, Sep. 06, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01D 67/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 56—208 | 32 Claims |
| 1. An agricultural harvesting machine, comprising:
a feeder housing; and
a cutting platform attached to said feeder housing, said cutting platform including a plurality of platform sections, each
said platform section including a leading edge, at least one said platform section including:
a cutterbar assembly movable in a localized manner in upwards and downwards directions;
an endless belt; and
a plurality of belt guides positioned partially above said endless belt adjacent said leading edge, said belt guides being
movable relative to each other, said belt guides and said cutterbar assembly being interconnected to be moveable in a localized
manner together.
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