Patent ID: 9693505
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A01D

Claim:
1. A merger apparatus comprising: a horizontal frame extending in a longitudinal direction of the merger apparatus; a conveyor with a conveyor belt; a pick-up header including a plurality of pick-up teeth disposed between end plates, pick-up guards positioned to alternate with the pick-up teeth, and a header frame, the plurality of pick-up teeth and the pick-up guards being provided on a first side of the header frame, and the end plates being provided at ends of the header frame in the longitudinal direction; and support members which support the pick-up header on the horizontal frame, wherein all of the support members pass through an inside of the conveyor belt, and wherein the support members include first and second cross members extending in a front to rear direction of the merger apparatus, a first end of the first and second cross members being attached to a second side of the header frame opposite of the first side of the header frame, and a second end of the first and second cross members being attached to the horizontal frame.