Patent ID: 11882792
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A work vehicle for cutting crops comprising:
a header supported by a chassis of the work vehicle, the header including a cutter assembly comprising:
a cutter bar frame;
a series of rotary cutters mounted on the cutter bar frame and arranged in a lengthwise direction; and
a gear train coupled to the series of rotary cutters to transfer power thereto, the gear train having a first gear and a second gear;
a cutter control system comprising:
a first motor coupled to the first gear of the gear train to provide power to the gear train; and
a second motor coupled to the second gear of the gear train to provide power to the gear train; and
a controller, including a processor and memory architecture, operably connected to the first motor and the second motor to control operation thereof;

wherein the cutter control system drives the first gear at a first speed via the first motor and drives the second gear at a second speed via the second motor, the second speed being different than the first speed to pre-load the gear train into enmeshing engagement with each other in one rotational direction.