US 12,329,067 B2
Reel power system
Bart M. A. Missotten, Herent (BE); Bart Lenaerts, Zutendaal (BE); Cory Douglas Hunt, Millersville, PA (US); and Pieter Van Overschelde, Sint-Andries (BE)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Jul. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/385,236.
Prior Publication US 2023/0026373 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A01D 57/03 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 57/04 (2006.01); A01D 69/02 (2006.01); A01D 69/03 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 57/03 (2013.01) [A01D 41/141 (2013.01); A01D 41/142 (2013.01); A01D 57/04 (2013.01); A01D 69/02 (2013.01); A01D 69/03 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reel power system for a header of an agricultural system, comprising:
an electrical generator comprising a stator and a rotor rotatably engaged with the stator, wherein the stator is configured to be non-rotatably coupled to a support structure of a reel of the header, the rotor is configured to non-rotatably engage a base of the header, the reel is configured to rotate relative to the base, and the electrical generator is configured to generate electrical power in response to rotation of the rotor; and
a sensor configured to be non-rotatably coupled to a reel tine bar of the reel, wherein the sensor is configured to receive the electrical power from the electrical generator, and the reel tine bar is configured to rotate relative to the support structure.