Harvesters – Cotton – Strippers
Patent
1980-10-31
1982-11-23
Hafer, Robert A.
Harvesters
Cotton
Strippers
A01D 4612
Patent
active
043598536
ABSTRACT:
A cotton harvesting machine which utilizes a novel structure for pulling the mature cotton plant from the burr includes a plurality of paired rotating disks mounted on a drive shaft for rotation in the same relative direction as the movement of the cotton plant through the picking area of the machine, each disk pair being moved into an open position whereby the cotton plant is funnelled between the open disk pair and a closed position whereby the disk pair grips the mature cotton and pulls it from the burr. The opening and closing movement of each disk pair is provided by a pair of cams and associated cam followers, one for each disk in the pair, each cam being mounted in a stationary position around the rotating drive shaft, the cam followers being fastened to each disk and following a path of movement along a cam track during the rotation of the shaft. The cam tracks associated with each pair of cams converge and diverge around the shaft causing the closing and opening position of the disk pair as the cam followers move in the track. An adjusting mechanism can be provided to change the relative positions between opposing disks by relative movement of the associated pair of cams.
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Hafer Robert A.
Jacobson Harvey B.
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