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Harvesting machine with a transport unit for the installation and removal of a crop processing unit

US8276355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

5Claims

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

Rainer Schafer · Schneeberg, DE
Manfred Engel · Zweibrücken, DE
Christoph Spallek · Weilerbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 10, 2011
Grant date	Oct 2, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 10, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01D43/088
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An agricultural harvesting machine is provided having a frame, a crop processing unit that is movable with respect to the frame between an operating position, in which it is inserted into a channel through which crop can flow, and a non-operating position outside the channel. A transport unit is provided with a first arm articulated to the frame of the harvesting machine pivotably about a first vertical axis, a winch and a traction device connected to the winch for lifting the crop processing unit out of its non-operating position and for moving the crop processing unit into a position outside the harvesting machine. The transport unit further is provided with a second arm holding the traction device and articulated to the outer end of the first arm pivotably about a second vertical axis.

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