CORN MOWING MACHINE Russian patent published in 1998 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, corn harvesting, stalk grinding and ground stalk mass throwing device. SUBSTANCE: corn mowing machine has stalk feeding and cob separating device, cutter with shaft carrying pivotally secured knives. Rotor has shell with flanges for supporting pin carrying shear disks and grooved sleeves arranged in alternation, with space between them being equal to knives spacing. Machine allows high-quality grinding of corn stalks prior to throwing of ground mass over field. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 cl, 4 dwg