IP Library Granted Patent US 11,382,270
Granted Patent B2
US 11,382,270 · App. 16/534,311 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Attachment and support system for a harvester system

Inventors: Nicholas Stephen Shane (Bennett, IA); Chad Aerts (Grand Haven, MI); Ronald DeCamp (Wilmington, DE); Paula Minuto Meagher (Loveland, OH); Robert D. Crandall (Lancaster, PA); Shaun A. O'Donnell (Lititz, PA); Jeffrey Norton (Lebanon, PA); Steven E. Gaedy (New Holland, PA); Keith J. Weiss (Ephrata, PA)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
A01D46/10A01B59/066A01D46/08A01D46/082A01D46/088
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,382,270
App. No.
16/534,311
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A harvester system that includes a work vehicle. A harvester attachment removably couples to the work vehicle. The harvester attachment includes a tool bar. A quick connector couples to the tool bar. The quick connector removably couples and uncouples the harvester attachment to the work vehicle. A support system removably couples to the work vehicle. The support system supports operation of the harvester attachment.

Claims (34)

1. A harvester system, comprising:

a work vehicle;

a harvester attachment configured to removably couple to the work vehicle, the harvester attachment comprising:

a tool bar; and

a three-point quick connector coupled to the tool bar, wherein the three-point quick connector is configured to removably couple and uncouple the harvester attachment to a forward three point hitch of the work vehicle; and

a support system configured to removably couple to a rearward three point hitch of the work vehicle via a second three-point quick connector, wherein the support system comprises:

a fluid tank configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment to provide fluid to lubricate the harvester attachment;

a motor for a fan configured to drive agricultural product from the harvester attachment to a bin;

and, a hydraulic pump configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to provide hydraulic pressure to operate the harvester attachment.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the harvester attachment comprises a cotton picker.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the bin is configured to removably couple to the work vehicle.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the cotton picker comprises a duct configured to direct cotton to the bin.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic pump is a power take-off powered hydraulic pump configured to receive power from the work vehicle.

6. A harvester system, comprising:

a harvester attachment, wherein the harvester attachment is configured to removably couple to a work vehicle, the harvester attachment comprising:

a three-point quick connector configured to couple and uncouple the harvester attachment to a forward three point hitch of the work vehicle; and

a support system configured to removably couple to a rearward three point hitch of the work vehicle via a second three-point quick connector, wherein the support system comprises:

a fluid tank configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment to provide fluid to lubricate the harvester attachment;

a motor for a fan configured to drive agricultural product from the harvester attachment to a bin;

and, a hydraulic pump configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to provide hydraulic pressure to operate the harvester attachment.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the harvester attachment comprises a tool bar, and wherein the three-point quick connector is configured to couple to the tool bar.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the harvester attachment comprises a cotton picker.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the bin is configured to removably couple to the work vehicle.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the cotton picker comprises a duct configured to direct cotton to the bin.

11. A cotton picker system, comprising:

a cotton picker attachment, wherein the cotton picker attachment is configured to removably couple to a work vehicle, the cotton picker attachment comprising:

a tool bar; and

a three-point quick connector configured to removably couple and uncouple the cotton picker attachment to a forward three point hitch of the work vehicle; and

a support system configured to removably couple to a rearward three point hitch of the work vehicle via a second three-point quick connector, wherein the support system comprises:

a fluid tank configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment to provide fluid to lubricate the harvester attachment;

a motor for a fan configured to drive agricultural product from the harvester attachment to a bin;

and, a hydraulic pump configured to fluidly couple to the harvester attachment, wherein the hydraulic pump is configured to provide hydraulic pressure to operate the harvester attachment.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the bin is configured to removably couple to the work vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the cotton picker system comprises a duct configured to direct cotton to the bin.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2022
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 061987/0305 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2019
From: SHANE, NICHOLAS STEPHEN; AERTS, CHAD; DECAMP, RONALD; MEAGHER, PAULA MINUTO; CRANDALL, ROBERT D.; O'DONNELL, SHAUN A.; NORTON, JEFFREY; GAEDY, STEVEN E.; WEISS, KEITH
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 050420/0290 →
Continuity (1)
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