Patent ID: 9198348
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A harvesting header operable to be mounted on a combine feederhouse to harvest a crop, said harvesting header comprising: an adapter operable to be secured to the feederhouse; a header frame shiftably attached to the adapter to permit movement of the header frame relative to the feederhouse; a flexible cutterbar assembly mounted to the header frame to extend lengthwise in a lateral direction relative to the normal direction of travel of the header, said flexible cutterbar assembly being operable to flex along the length thereof in response to changes in terrain as the header is advanced; and a crop-conveying assembly including a fore-and-aft draper supported on the header frame behind the cutterbar assembly, said fore-and-aft draper being configured to receive severed crop materials from the cutterbar assembly and move the severed crop rearwardly, said fore-and-aft draper including a draper frame swingably supported on the header frame at a pivot to project forwardly therefrom, such that the draper frame is operable to swing relative to the header frame and the adapter, said fore-and-aft draper including a draper belt supported on the draper frame to swing therewith relative to the header frame, said draper belt presenting a rearwardly moving run for conveying the crop rearwardly.