SWATHING CONVEYOR FOR SWATHER-ACCUMULATOR Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering; grain harvesters. SUBSTANCE: swathing conveyor has endless load-bearing members, front and rear shafts with pulleys and drive mechanism. Novelty is that load-bearing members are made smooth-surfaced, rigidly secured pulleys alternate with sliding ones on shafts, and drive mechanism is made for rotating both shafts at equal speeds, with one shaft turning only in direction of swath slipping off, and second shaft periodically reversing. Bulk grain shutoff device is installed at side of swath slipping. Shutoff device is made in form of turnable bar grate, turning of which is synchronized with change in direction of reversing shaft rotation. EFFECT: enhanced quality of swathing and increased capacity of harvesting complex. 3 dwg