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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2001
Bernard Krone, Spelle, DE;
Josef Horstmann, Ibbenbueren, DE;
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH, Spelle, DE;
Abstract
A device ( ) for mowing agricultural, stalk-like material and forming a windrow from the mown stalk-like material, which is to be deposited next to the device, the device having a mowing unit ( ), a preparer ( ) and a transverse conveyor ( ), the transverse conveyor ( ) comprising a spiral conveyor ( ) and a casing ( ) surrounding the spiral conveyor ( ) at least regionally and the end region of the transverse conveyor ( ), lying in the conveying direction of the spiral conveyor, forming a free ejection end ( ), is constructed so that the spiral conveyor ( ) is undergrasped in a lower region ( ) at a little distance, trough-like, by the casing ( ) and expanded in hood-shaped fashion in an upper region ( ) of the casing ( ) opposite the radial extent of the spiral conveyor ( ).