AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER HEADER WITH RETRACTING PADDLES FOR CONVEYING CROP MATERIAL

摘要

An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a cylinder rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and a paddle assembly eccentrically positioned and rotationally held within the cylinder. Each paddle assembly includes a plurality of paddles variably positioned through the openings in the cylinder. Each paddle includes a laterally slidable wing that withdraws into the cylinder when the paddle retracts into the cylinder, and slides outwardly as the paddle extends form the cylinder.

主权项

1. An agricultural harvester, comprising:
a chassis; a threshing and separating mechanism carried by said chassis; a feeder housing carried by said chassis and configured to supply crop material to said threshing and separating mechanism; and a header carried by said chassis in front of said feeder housing, said header including a cutting mechanism configured to cut crop material and an infeed assembly carried behind said cutting mechanism configured to direct the cut crop material toward said feeder housing, said infeed assembly including:
a driving element configured to rotate;a cylinder rotationally coupled to said driving element and having at least one cylinder slot formed therein; anda paddle assembly eccentrically positioned and rotationally held within said cylinder, said paddle assembly including:
a paddle hub assembly having at least one paddle extending therefrom at least partially out of said at least one cylinder slot during rotation; anda laterally slidable wing connected to said paddle in a varying overlapping relationship as said cylinder is rotated.