APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING OF LODGED PEA Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, equipment for harvesting of lodged crops.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus has belt conveyor with springy fingers-rakes, which are fixed on belt in transverse rows. Eccentric-type winder with elastic blades is positioned above belt conveyor, elastic blades being made from rubberized tape. Blades are arranged at pitch multiple space between rows of fingers-rakes of conveyor. Front part of conveyor rests upon two supporting-following shoes equipped with cutting disks. During operation of apparatus, cutting disks cut lodged and intermingled pea plants from basic field massif. Winder blades and springy fingers-rakes grasp and lift lodged pea plants over the entire width of apparatus and pull said plants from roots. Harvested mass is further directed to screw and fed by means of conveyor of inclined chamber to threshing unit of combine. Elastic blades do not overlap springy fingers-rakes owing to pitch of elastic blades, which is multiple space between rows of fingers-rakes.

EFFECT: enhanced reliability in operation and increased efficiency.

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