Drive assembly for an agricultural harvesting platform

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8973345
APP PUB NO 20140215991A1
SERIAL NO

13759509

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A drive arrangement for driving a first sickle bar section (42) and a second sickle bar section (36) of a harvesting platform (20) comprises a first gearbox (54) and the second gearbox (74) having an output drivingly connected to a respective first end of a respective sickle bar section (36, 42). Drive trains connect the first gearbox (54) and the second gearbox (74) to an input drive shaft (24). At least one of the drive trains comprises a belt drive. A synchronization transmission (82) is coupled to the second ends of the sickle bar sections (36, 42) and couples them in opposite movement directions.

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  • DEERE & COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brimeyer, Alex Bettendorf, US 25 106
Losa, Luis L Madrid, ES 1 16
Meyer-Hamme, Friedrich Homburg, DE 1 16
Weichholdt, Dirk Woelfling les Sarreguemi, FR 37 436

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