COMBINE FOR HARVESTING OF LEGUMINOUS CROP FRUITS, PREFERABLY OF SQUASH FRUITS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, equipment for picking of leguminous crop fruits and separating seeds therefrom.

SUBSTANCE: combine has working tool adapted for picking of leguminous crop fruits and mounted on one side of combine frame. Also mounted on combine frame are conveyor-accumulator, fruit grinding drum, apparatus for separating seeds from pomace, conveyors for loading of seeds into accumulating hopper, and carrier wheels. Fruit picking tool is disposed in middle part of frame. Feeding conveyor is arranged transverse to frame forward of fruit picking tool and grinding drum. Apparatus for separating seeds from pomace is mounted rearward of grinding drum and is inclined toward rear part of combine. Conveyors for feeding seeds to accumulating hopper are arranged on other side of frame and accumulating hopper is positioned on upper rear side of frame, in the vicinity of conveyors for feeding seeds into accumulating hopper.

EFFECT: provision for complete separation of seeds and increased labor efficiency.

2 dwg