US 12,439,850 B2
Floating floor assembly of a header
Bradley J. Wenger, Lancaster, PA (US)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Appl. No. 17/441,547
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/023956
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 21, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/191332, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/821,725, filed on Mar. 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0174872 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A01D 41/10 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 47/00 (2006.01); A01D 61/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 41/10 (2013.01) [A01D 41/14 (2013.01); A01D 47/00 (2013.01); A01D 61/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor assembly of a header for an agricultural vehicle, the header comprising a conveyor having a longitudinal axis, comprising:
a floating floor comprising a stationary lower floor portion and a movable upper floor portion connected to the lower floor portion, and the upper floor portion is configured for contacting a crop material which applies a force onto the upper floor portion, the upper floor portion including a front end and a back end, the front end forward of the back end with reference to direction of forward operative travel of the header; and
at least one biasing member connected to the upper floor portion rearward of the longitudinal axis of the conveyor with reference to direction of forward operative travel of the header and configured for biasing the upper floor portion at the connection so that the upper floor portion moves in response to the force applied by the crop material,
wherein of the front end and the back end of the upper floor portion only the back end is connected to both the lower floor portion and the at least one biasing member.