Patent ID: 8667770
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A header, comprising: a base frame; a middle section disposed on said base frame; at least two side sections disposed adjacent said middle section a flexible finger bar; and at least one conveyor device located downstream of said finger bar and formed on a respective one of said side sections as an endless belt disposed adjacent said middle section to transport crop cut by said finger bar parallel to a longitudinal axis of the header in a direction of said middle section, wherein said side sections have a plurality of supporting arms which are pivotably mounted on said base frame, wherein said supporting arms of a respective one of said side sections carry said finger bar, and at least one supporting element is provided and carries said belt, thereby enabling said belt and said finger bar to move independently of one another, and wherein said supporting arms and said at least one supporting element are positioned so that a position of a lower pivot axis of said supporting arms is independent of a position of a upper pivot axis of said at least one supporting element.