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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Clemens Weitenberg, Borken, DE;
Jan-Dirk Schild, Coesfeld, DE;
Gregor Sueck, Stadtlohn, DE;
Leo Schulze Hockenbeck, Everswinkel, DE;
Daniel Gevers, Gescher, DE;
Martin Huening, Billerbeck, DE;
Bernd-Clint Hungerhoff, Borken, DE;
Juergen Effsing, Ahaus, DE;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A cutting mechanism for the harvesting of whole plants can include a number of mowing elements, which include a lower cutting disk and conveyor rotors located above, two transverse conveyors located in the back, and a delivery conveyor. The cutting disks of the mowing elements work together with a frame-affixed counter-blade and can be driven together with the corresponding conveyor rotors by a shaft. The shafts are driven by a gear arrangement that extends, on the front side, over the width of the cutting mechanism. The frame of the cutting mechanism can include a middle part and lateral parts that are placed so they can swivel, on the middle part, between a horizontal operating position and a raised transporting position.