Class 460/116 - DRIVE RELATED FEATURES

Subclass of Class 460 - Crop threshing or separating
Definition: Subject matter including a structure that relates to any
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 04/10/2007

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7200981	Support wheel arrangement for agricultural working machine, and agricultural working machine provided therewith A supporting arrangement for an agricultural working machine with at least one receiving device for receiving an agricultural working device has at least one support wheel arrangeable in a region facing the agricultural working device, the at least one support wheel...	04/10/2007
7186177	Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind features A threshing front rotor inlet section and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine. The front rotor inlet section includes a center body or plate having a radial outer circumferential periphery and a substantially annular protuberance extend...	03/06/2007
7186178	Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind features A threshing front rotor inlet section and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine. The front rotor inlet section includes a center body or plate having a radial outer circumferential periphery and a substantially annular protuberance extend...	03/06/2007
7146790	Combine harvesters An anti-wrapping device is described for preventing crop from being wrapped about the central shaft of a reel rotatably supported on side arms of a header of a combine. The device comprises an annular cover plate for securing to the axial end of the reel to prevent ...	12/12/2006
7121374	Four-wheel drive combine with slip control An agricultural combine has a variable displacement pump connected to four drive motors that drive four wheels. An electronic controller monitors the speed of each wheel and reduces the torque of the motor that drives the wheel when the wheel slips. The controller r...	10/17/2006
7062368	Combine having a system estimator to automatically estimate and dynamically change a target control parameter in a control algorithm An agricultural combine includes a rotor drive system to which sensors are coupled to signal the rotational speed of a hydraulic motor and an engine. An electronic controller that contains a mathematical model of the system reads the sensors and using the model esti...	06/13/2006
7000724	Skid steer vehicle with bogie suspension A skid steer vehicle has a suspension that includes two bogies pivotally connected to the sides of the vehicle and extending fore-and-aft along each side of the vehicle. The bogies are pivotally connected to the vehicle in the middle and have a wheel mounted at each...	02/21/2006
6213870	Stall prevention system A rotating concave grain threshing system has a rotor positioned within a concave. The rotor and concave are each rotatable in different preselected speeds and directions through respective transmissions connected to a power source. Measurements are taken...	04/10/2001
6208259	Basket level indicator for cotton harvester An apparatus for indicating the level of harvested cotton in a basket assembly of a cotton harvester is provided. The apparatus includes a transducer, a control circuit and an indicator. The transducer is coupled to a motor of a compaction member of a com...	03/27/2001
6059656	Variable speed drive system for a system for a rotor assembly of a grain threshing mechanism A grain threshing mechanism including a power source having a preselected rotational speed, a concave assembly and a device operably connecting the concave assembly in driven communication with the power source for rotation thereby, a rotor assembly posit...	05/09/2000
5947818	Drive system for a combine with a rotary threshing system An infinitely variable drive system is provided for a rotor assembly of a rotating threshing system of a harvesting machine, such as a combine, having other work system requiring a substantially constant speed. The drive system includes an engine having c...	09/07/1999
5944604	Arrangement for preventing tilting of longitudinally displaceable machine subassemblies, in particular in chopper attachments of combine harvesters An arrangement for attaching a chopper to a combine harvester has two slide rails arrangeable on the combine harvester, a unit for suspending the chopper on the slide rails of the combine harvester, a unit for horizontally displacing the chopper and inclu...	08/31/1999
5575716	Self-propelling agricultural machine, in particular harvester thresher A self-propelling agricultural machine has a chassis, and a traveling mechanism composed of two forward semi-caterpillars and one rearward rear steerable semi-caterpillar....	11/19/1996
5527218	Reversing means for an agricultural harvesting machine An agricultural harvesting machine, such as a forage harvester, comprises a plurality of crop processing means (20, 21, 26, 27, 36,38, 49), which are driven in a first sense by an engine (70) through a main clutch (124) and a first drive line portion (111...	06/18/1996
5290201	Combine with mmoveable body and tandem drive wheels An agricultural combine such as used in the harvesting of crops includes oscillating or fixed forward tandem drive wheels which are coupled to the combine's support frame, or undercarriage, to provide a smooth ride over rough fields and a more uniform cro...	03/01/1994
4738270	Arcuate path cage sweep A cage sweep for a foraminous cage of an axial flow combine having axially extending tines which are moved in an arcuate path by an oscillating mechanism having a pitman arm drive. The cage sweep is supported on the cage for movement in an arcuate path by...	04/19/1988
4531348	Tensioning device for power transfer assembly A belt-type power transfer assembly for driving the separating mechanism of a rotary combine harvester is disclosed wherein the assembly includes spaced apart driving and driven pulleys, an endless flexible belt interengaged between the pulleys to transfe...	07/30/1985
4455812	Combine drive with double clutch assembly A self-propelled combine (11) includes a drive train driven by the engine (16) which includes a transverse power shaft (47) by which a header (24), a threshing rotor (34), a bin unloading mechanism (88), the change speed transmission (76) and the cleaning...	06/26/1984
4425925	Harvester thresher A selfl-propelled, vibration-free harvester has a threshing device including a threshing drum and a threshing basket associated therewith, a separating device located downstream of the threshing device as considered in a transportation direction and inclu...	01/17/1984
4422462	Drive mechanism for rotary cleaning device A drive mechanism for rotatably powering a rotary cleaning device for cleaning threshed grain in a combine harvester is disclosed wherein a cleaning cylinder, an infeed mechanism, a fan, and an impeller are rotatable about a common axis of rotation define...	12/27/1983
4344442	Anti-wrap apparatus Augers used in farm machinery are generally rotatably mounted in a bearing plate. Often the small diameter rotor shaft of the auger becomes fouled by crop material which wraps around the shaft ultimately inhibiting rotation and sometimes damaging rotor be...	08/17/1982
4343137	Crop elevator decelerating means In a harvesting and threshing machine having stone sensing apparatus mounted within an infeed housing, the infeed housing being mounted to the machine and effective to receive crop material from a header and convey the crop material via a crop elevator fr...	08/10/1982
4332127	Combine feeder drive control A self-propelled combine for harvesting a crop and including a crop threshing and separating mechanism and a feeder for feeding crop material into the threshing and separating mechanism. The feeder has an electro-hydraulic control system for engaging and ...	06/01/1982
4327544	Variable speed indicator for combine A combine having a header on the forward end of it which operates to cut and deliver crop material to an elevator in a feeder house over which a cab is provided at an elevated location. The elevator delivers the material to the threshing mechanism of the ...	05/04/1982
4324324	Apparatus for declutching a gear selector Agricultural vehicles, such as a forage harvester, have been equipped with metal detectors. The metal detecting device is connected to stop the feed roll mechanism in a fraction of a second. In connection with this, it is important to shift the associated...	04/13/1982
4322933	Stone trapdoor trip mechanism In a harvesting and threshing machine having stone sensing apparatus mounted within an infeed housing, the infeed housing being mounted to the machine and effective to receive crop material from a header and convey the crop material via a crop elevator fr...	04/06/1982
4261161	Agricultural machinery protective system The invention provides a crop harvesting machine comprising crop processing means, feeder means including feed rolls for feeding crop material to the processing means, drive means operable to drive the crop processing means, further drive means operable t...	04/14/1981
4248249	Combine rotor drive anti-trash system An axial flow combine having a crop harvesting header including a feeder for cutting a crop and feeding it rearwardly into a threshing and separating mechanism. The mechanism includes a casing for receiving the crop material and a rotor within the casing ...	02/03/1981
4240446	Vine crop harvester A vine crop harvester which includes cleaning or picking rolls sufficiently close to grip and feed the stalks, the rolls being intermittently reversed to back up the stalk portions having enlarged asymmetrical branch joints and permit free chance rotation...	12/23/1980
4222218	Floating drive gear for crop harvesting apparatus A single row corn harvesting unit of a normally multiple unit corn head adapted to be mounted at the forward end of a crop harvesting combine and comprising a pair of "snapping rolls" or stalk rolls extending forwardly in cantilever fashion in contiguous ...	09/16/1980
4193248	Vehicle protective system The invention relates to crop harvesting machines fitted with detector means for detecting the presence of undesirable objects such as metallic objects. The invention seeks to solve the problem of known machines in which some form of slipping clutch is pr...	03/18/1980
4160456	2-Speed rotor gear case A dual speed gear case mechanism adapted to drive the rotor of an axial flow combine and which receives its power from the combine engine. The mechanism includes a housing which is tiltably mounted on the chassis of the combine and has a rearwardly projec...	07/10/1979
4121779	Mechanical separator for plant material A mechanical separator having a container providing a chamber for receiving plant material, such as herb plants, spice plants and the like, a motor driven substantially flexible member being rotatably supported for substantially free form random thrashing...	10/24/1978

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Class 460/116 - DRIVE RELATED FEATURES