| US 7,614,206 B2 | ||
| Winged header apparatus and method for a combine | ||
| Steve Tippery, Gretna, Nebr. (US); Maurice Salz, Honey Creek, Iowa (US); Craig Kaster, Omaha, Nebr. (US); and Jens Petersen, Omaha, Nebr. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, (Germany) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 04, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/757,597. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0295473 A1, Dec. 04, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01D 34/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 56—15.8 [56/DIG. 3; 56/DIG. 10] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A header for a combine or a harvester comprising:
a center portion of said header, said center portion having a feeder house opening disposed to direct cut crop from said center
portion to a feeder house when said header is mounted on the feeder house;
at least one lateral portion of said header, said lateral portion being attached to said center portion by a frame hinge;
a draper comprised of a center portion draper frame, a lateral portion draper frame, and a belt disposed to rotate over said
frame, from said lateral portion to said center portion, and said draper having a draper hinge with said belt spanning said
hinge;
a cutter, said cutter being disposed at a leading aspect of said header to cut crop, said cutter having a curving portion;
said center portion draper frame and said lateral portion draper frame each having a plurality of support members disposed
to form a support over which said belt travels to transport cut crop; and
said frame hinge, said draper hinge and said curving portion all being substantially along the same axis, said axis being
substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the combine or harvester;
whereby said lateral portion of said header can raise and lower relative to said center portion of said header by rotation
around said axis.
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