Patent ID: 6370853
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A corn harvesting header assembly for an agricultural combine, said combine having a feederhouse extending forwardly therefrom in the normal direction of travel, said feederhouse including a PTO shaft extending outwardly therefrom in a direction generally transverse to said normal direction of travel, said header assembly comprising:a) a frame elongated in the direction transverse to said normal direction of travel, said frame containing an elongated auger and a line shaft both extending longitudinally of said frame, said frame further having a bottom, a generally opposing top, a front and a generally opposing back, said frame adapted to be attached to said feederhouse at the said back of said frame so that crop material gathered by said header may b e fed into said feederhouse and then to said combine, said line shaft closer than said auger to said bottom and said front; b) a right angle gear set contained in a first casing pivotally connected to the back of said frame and adapted to be drivingly connected to said PTO shaft; c) a second casing containing a tee gear set in front of said auger; d) a coupler shaft extending forwardly from said first casing, under said auger, to said second casing; e) said line shaft extending into said second casing and adapted to be driven from said PTO shaft through said right angle gear set; f) an elongated mounting bracket rigidly interconnecting said first casing and said second casing and extending under said auger, said mounting bracket at least partially enclosing said coupler shaft; and g) a plurality of row units drivingly connected to said line shaft, each by a separate gearbox, each said gearbox selectively movable along said line shaft.