POTATO DIGGER-LOADER Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: potato digger-loader comprises a potato digger, undercutting shares followed by separating conveyor and elevator with centrifugal separation. Working side on the discharge lifting portion of the elevator is pressed down by a hold-down device with rims forming an auxiliary channel. The rims have the form of individual segments and capable of radial position changes. The center of rotation of the upper pulley of the lifting-and-separating elevator is positioned at the height h equal to 1.2-1.5 the height H of the transverse discharge conveyor which is disposed in the haulm remover loop. EFFECT: improved design. 2 cl, 1 dwg