DRAPER SEAL FOR CROP HEADER

摘要

A draper seal for a crop harvesting header is provided. The header includes a forwardly disposed cutter bar assembly and a rearwardly disposed draper deck assembly. The draper seal includes a flexible strip that runs parallel to the cutter bar assembly and perpendicular to the direction of travel. A bracket secures the forward edge of the flexible strip to an upper surface of the cutter bar assembly, which bracket also biases a rearward edge of the flexible strip into engagement with an upper surface of the draper deck assembly, thereby creating a seal between the cutter bar assembly and the draper deck assembly.

主权项

1. A draper seal for use with a harvesting header, the harvesting header comprising a frame on which is mounted a forwardly disposed cutter bar assembly and a rearwardly disposed draper deck assembly, the draper deck assembly comprising two spaced-apart rollers on which a continuous loop of draper canvas is mounted, wherein the draper seal comprises:
a flexible strip configured for orientation substantially parallel to the cutter bar assembly and substantially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the harvesting header, the flexible strip having a forward edge and a rearward edge; and a bracket configured for mounting on the cutter bar assembly, the bracket configured to secure the forward edge of the flexible strip adjacent an upper surface of the cutter bar assembly; the bracket extending rearwardly to bias the rearward edge of the flexible strip into engagement with an upper surface of the draper canvas.