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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Inventor:
Manfred Pollklas, Rheda-Wiedenbrueck, DE;
Assignee:
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 46/08 (2006.01); A01D 43/08 (2006.01); A01F 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 43/08 (2013.01); A01D 43/085 (2013.01); A01F 29/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An agricultural harvesting machine embodying a forage harvester includes a comminution assembly with a drum equipped with a plurality of knives. The drum is set into rotation opposite a stationary shear bar in order to comminute crop fed in a region of a cutting gap formed by knives and the shear bar during the harvesting operation. A device controls a rotational speed (n) of the drum at least during a maintenance procedure of the comminution assembly, depending on a property of the drum.