18556799. HARVESTER REEL HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING TINE BARS simplified abstract (CNH Industrial America LLC)

HARVESTER REEL HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING TINE BARS

Organization Name

CNH Industrial America LLC

Inventor(s)

Cory Douglas Hunt, Ii of Millersville PA (US)

Joel T. Cook of Akron PA (US)

Bart M.A. Missotten of Herent (BE)

Bart Lenaerts of Heverlee (BE)

Herbert M. Farley of Elizabethtown PA (US)

Nathaniel Smith of Lancaster PA (US)

Yvan C.C. Vandergucht of Lo-Reninge (BE)

John L. Hinkle of York Springs PA (US)

HARVESTER REEL HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING TINE BARS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18556799 titled 'HARVESTER REEL HAVING SELF-ADJUSTING TINE BARS

The abstract describes a harvester reel for an agricultural harvester, including a central rotatable shaft and reel tine bars connected to the shaft for rotation. Each tine bar has a biasing member for rotation and a plurality of tines. A cam assembly guides the rotation of the tine bars, with a primary cam for guiding rotation and a moveable or stationary secondary cam to pivot the tine bars away from a cutterbar.

• Central rotatable shaft with reel tine bars connected for rotation
• Biasing member on each tine bar for rotation
• Cam assembly guides rotation of tine bars
• Primary cam for guiding rotation
• Moveable or stationary secondary cam pivots tine bars away from cutterbar

Potential Applications: - Agricultural harvesting equipment - Farm machinery - Crop harvesting technology

Problems Solved: - Efficient crop harvesting - Preventing damage to crops - Improved reel functionality

Benefits: - Increased harvesting efficiency - Reduced crop damage - Enhanced reel performance

Commercial Applications: - Agricultural equipment manufacturers - Farm equipment suppliers - Crop harvesting technology companies

Questions about the technology: 1. How does the biasing member on each tine bar contribute to the rotation of the reel? 2. What are the advantages of using a cam assembly to guide the rotation of the tine bars?

Original Abstract Submitted

A harvester reel for an agricultural harvester. The harvester reel includes a central rotatable shaft, and a plurality of reel tine bars extending widthwise across the reel and connected to the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. Each of the plurality of reel tine bars includes a biasing member for biasing the reel tine bar to rotate about its central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of tines. A cam assembly guides rotation of the plurality of reel tine bars. The cam assembly includes a primary cam for guiding rotation of the tine bars during rotation of the central rotatable shaft, and a moveable or stationary secondary cam. The moveable secondary cam pivots the tine bars about their longitudinal axes away from a cutterbar. Alternatively, a moveable diverter cooperates with the stationary secondary cam to pivot the reel tine bars about their longitudinal axes away from the cutterbar.