Flexible draper header with relatively rigid center section

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8857141
APP PUB NO 20140090345A1
SERIAL NO

14100222

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A harvesting machine includes a harvesting header with a header frame, a flexible cutterbar assembly attached to the header frame along the length thereof and configured to cut a crop, and a draper assembly positioned behind the cutterbar assembly and operable to receive severed crop material from the cutterbar assembly. The draper assembly includes a fore-and-aft draper and side drapers, with at least part of the draper assembly being rigidly supported on the header frame. A center section of the cutterbar assembly is rigidified so as to be restricted from flexing, while the side sections of the cutterbar assembly flex and follow the changes in terrain.

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  • AGCO CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Honas, Robert Newton, US 21 290
Sauerwein, Christopher T Newton, US 52 870

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