SUNFLOWER HARVESTING HEADER Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: header has platform 1, feeding device and stalk lifters with plant passage guides. Feeding device has central shaft with transporting members, with number of transporting members corresponding to number of plant passage guides. Each transporting member is formed as circular member 9 with curved gripping parts 10 which are kinematically connected with race of immovable feeler 13. Feeler race is positioned concentrically with respect to drive shaft. Each stalk lifter 6 is made in the form of trough with arrow-shaped netted walls 7 positioned on front part of trough. EFFECT: increased efficiency and simplified construction. 2 dwg