Christopher L Krueger

US Patent:

8573388, Nov 5, 2013

Filed:

Oct 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/285404

Inventors:

Daniel S. Hoffman - East Moline IL, US
Cory Minnick - Hillsdale IL, US
Christopher Krueger - Davenport IA, US
Amy C. Berg - Milan IL, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

A01D 57/20
B65G 23/44

US Classification:

198814, 198816, 56208, 56 145, 56181, 56187

Abstract:

A conveyor belt tensioning arrangement for an agricultural harvesting header (), the agricultural harvesting header () with the conveyor belt tensioning arrangement, and an agricultural combine having the agricultural harvesting header () are described herein, the arrangement comprising a conveyor belt roller () supported on a roller carriage (), the conveyor belt roller () being spring-loaded to maintain tension in the conveyor belt (), the conveyor belt roller () also being supported to pivot about an axis generally perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the conveyor belt roller ().