Cutting trough unit for agricultural machines with flexible cutting mechanism
US4665685A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D41/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cutting trough unit for a self-propelled agricultural machine comprises a cutting trough; cutting means arranged flexibly relative to the cutting trough so as to follow a ground contour within a certain limit a plurality of sliding skids are articulately connected with the cutting trough and a connection for articulately connecting the sliding skids with the cutting trough and including a lower supporting arm and an upper supporting arm extending in a traveling direction, the lower supporting arm having a first end articulately connected with the cutting trough and a second end connected with the sliding skid, the upper supporting arm having a first end articulately connected with the cutting trough and a second end displaceably articulately connected with the lower supporting arm, the supporting arms and the sliding skids being fixedly connected with one another.
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