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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1998
Richard Wuebbels, Rhede, DE;
Norbert Wolters, Gescher, DE;
Maschinenfabrik Kemper GmbH & Co. KG, Stadtlohn, DE;
Abstract
A machine for mowing corn and other similar stalk-like harvested crops independently of rows, has a plurality of feeding and mowing drums which, in an arrangement of mirror image symmetry on either side of a vertical, longitudinal median plane of the machine, are disposed centrally in front of a chopper with insertion rollers for the cut harvested crops. For a rotational movement about essential vertical axes of rotation, the feeding and mowing drums are driven by a driving mechanism, which can be connected to the central power train of the chopper and comprises two individual shaftings which are disposed on either side of the vertical, longitudinal median plane of the machine and in each case drive a group of feeding and mowing drums. The two shaftings are bridged by a connecting shaft, which can be connected to the central power train of the chopper and comprises a device which can be activated for a time-offset initiation of the rotational movement of the two shaftings when the machine is started up for the harvesting operation.