Patent ID: 9549506
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A01F

Claim:
1. A harvester assembly comprising: a feeder assembly; a bottom floor assembly; and a crop collection channel positioned therebetween, said crop collection channel having a depth defined by the distance between the feeder assembly and the bottom floor assembly; wherein the feeder assembly comprises a rotor rotatable on at least one fixed axis positioned between a first and a second sidewall, the rotor comprising at least one or a plurality of blades or teeth configured for spinning on the at least one fixed axis during at least a first operational mode; wherein the bottom floor assembly comprises: the at least a first compressible member is positioned on either end of the at least a first hydraulic cylinder such that, when the at least a first hydraulic cylinder is subject to a first predetermined amount of compression, the at least a first compressible member provides a variable range of motion of the one or a plurality of bottom floor plates independent of movement of a rod of the hydraulic cylinder, thereby pivoting the bottom floor assembly at a pivot point positioned at the forward section of the bottom floor assembly and adjusting the depth of the crop collection channel at the rear-most section of the at least one face during at least the first operational mode.