SEPARATING DEVICE FOR ROOT AND POTATO HARVESTING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: separating device has drum 2 mounted on horizontal shaft 1. On the external surface of the drum there are flexible apron 8, haulm remover 11, cross conveyor 9, and rod-chain elevator 14. The rod-chain elevator encompasses the back of the drum forming an arc of 180 deg. Torus-shaped rubber chambers 6 are secured in a spaced relation on shaft 1 between its sides. Belts 5 are on the rubber chambers in a spaced relation, and they are secured on the shaft sides following the generatrix of drum 2. Each rubber chamber 6 is fastened on shaft 1 by means of disks 7. The disks are installed on each back side of chamber 6. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 2 cl, 2 dwg