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Harvesting machine having transversely rotating conveying drum with conveying tines

US6435966B1 · kind B1 · utility

5Cited by

23References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

Franz Heidjann · Harsewinkel, DE
Martin Dammann · Harsewinkel, DE
Dirk Speckamp · Ahlen, DE
Bodo Kühn · Gütersloh, DE
Walter Fögeling · Herzebrock, DE
Andreas Arnold · Werther, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 27, 2000
Grant date	Aug 20, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01F12/305
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A harvesting machine having a dividing device for dividing granular material from stem- or stalk-like material, and a separating device connected downstream of the dividing device, in which there is a conveying unit for conveying the stream of material from the dividing device to the separating device. In order to satisfactorily discharge the stem- or stalk-like material from the conveying tines of the conveying unit, cleaning elements are provided for cleaning away the material being conveyed over the free ends of the conveying tines.

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