AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING PLAN
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE602019064316
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2018-11-16
- Filing Date
- 2019-10-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-01
- Estimated Expiration
- 2039-10-24
AI Technical Summary
The process of transitioning between flexible and rigid cutter bar configurations in agricultural headers is inefficient due to the difficulty in manually aligning and positioning pins to block or enable arm rotation, leading to delays in the harvesting process.
A locking mechanism that automatically transitions between locked and unlocked states in response to arm orientation, using a pin that moves between different positions within an opening to block or enable rotation, eliminating the need for manual alignment and speeding up the configuration change process.
This solution enhances the efficiency of the harvesting process by allowing rapid transition between flexible and rigid cutter bar configurations, reducing manual effort and time, and thereby improving overall harvesting efficiency.