John F Hinkle

US Patent:

20210112715, Apr 22, 2021

Filed:

Oct 18, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/657210

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
Herbert M. Farley - Elizabethtown PA, US
Wayne T. Flickinger - Oxford PA, US
John Hinkle - York Springs PA, US

International Classification:

A01D 41/14
A01D 43/06

Abstract:

An agricultural vehicle header having a frame, at least one support arm extending, a cutter assembly attached to the distal ends of the support arms, a draper belt with an upper belt portion located above the support arms, and a parallel linkage connected to each support arm to operatively connect the cutter assembly to the frame. The linkage includes upper and lower links. The upper belt portion extends along a cross-belt direction that is perpendicular to a travel direction of the upper belt portion, and the proximal pivots of the upper and lower links are positioned on a line that is oriented at an angle of 60 to 120 degrees relative to the cross-belt direction when the header is in a freestanding static state.

US Patent:

20190124842, May 2, 2019

Filed:

Oct 26, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/794580

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
Herb Farley - Elizabethtown PA, US
John Hinkle - York Springs PA, US
Blaine Noll - Fleetwood PA, US

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC - New Holland PA

International Classification:

A01D 57/04
A01D 57/03
A01D 34/04
A01D 41/14

Abstract:

A harvesting reel assembly for a header of an agricultural harvester is disclosed. The harvesting reel assembly includes a central rotatable shaft, a plurality of support members, a cam assembly and an extendable reel arm. The plurality of support members extend widthwise across the reel assembly and connect to the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. The cam assembly guides rotation of the plurality of support members. The extendable reel arm includes a first end engaged with the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. The extendable reel arm also includes a distal end opposite the first end connected to one of the plurality of support members.