Patent ID: 11856884
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. An agricultural vehicle, comprising:
a chassis; and
a header carried by the chassis, the header comprising:
a header frame;
a cutter carried by the header frame and configured to cut crop material;
at least one roll disposed rearwardly of the cutter and configured to convey cut crop material rearwardly in a crop flow stream;
a swath gate coupled to the header frame and movable between a spreading position and a converging position, wherein the swath gate comprises a plate having a front edge and a rear edge, wherein the rear edge is elevated in the converging position relative to the spreading position;
a spreader coupled to the swath gate and configured to laterally spread the crop flow stream as the crop flow stream flows across the spreader, the spreader being in the crop flow stream when the swath gate is in the spreading position and out of the crop flow stream when the swath gate is in the converging position; and
a converger coupled to the swath gate and configured to converge the crop flow stream toward a centerline of the swath gate as the crop flow stream flows across the converger, the converger being in the crop flow stream when the swath gate is in the converging position and out of the crop flow stream when the swath gate is in the spreading position,

wherein the spreader and the converger both move together with the swath gate between the spreading position and the converging position.