Harvesters – Miscellaneous
Patent
1981-11-25
1983-12-13
Eskovitz, Jay N.
Harvesters
Miscellaneous
56DIG2, A01D 9104
Patent
active
044198566
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed for harvesting a crop of the character having stalks which carry seed pods, such as the sesame plant. The apparatus includes a harvesting vehicle which mounts at its front end a header structure. The header structure includes side-by-side guide units adapted for movement along individual rows of the stalks. Each guide unit includes a pair of forwardly diverging guide members which gently guide the stalks for relative movement toward rotary cutter units disposed generally at the apex of the guide members. Horizontally extending, spaced-apart stabilizer fingers are mounted for movement along each guide unit in a path toward the cutter units for stabilizing the stalks prior to and during the time that they are cut off. Drive means is provided for controlling rearward movement of the fingers at a rate substantially equal to the rate of forward vehicle travel whereby the fingers maintain registry with the stalks up to the point at which they are cut off. A take-away conveyor is provided and comprises an endless belt which is joined together at its ends to form a flap which projects in a direction rearwardly and downwardly along the lower run of the conveyor. Control means is provided to selectively reverse conveyor movement so that the flap is moved across the upper surface of a panel below the conveyor for sweeping seeds rearwardly toward a crop collecting conveyor on the vehicle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 833190 (1906-10-01), Williams
patent: 2575120 (1951-11-01), Peel
patent: 3031832 (1962-05-01), Seifreid
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