CA2559217A1 - Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and a transfer roller carrying the cut crop to the nip of a pair of conditioning rolls - Google Patents

Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and a transfer roller carrying the cut crop to the nip of a pair of conditioning rolls Download PDF

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CA2559217A1
CA2559217A1 CA 2559217 CA2559217A CA2559217A1 CA 2559217 A1 CA2559217 A1 CA 2559217A1 CA 2559217 CA2559217 CA 2559217 CA 2559217 A CA2559217 A CA 2559217A CA 2559217 A1 CA2559217 A1 CA 2559217A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D43/00Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing
    • A01D43/10Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing with means for crushing or bruising the mown crop
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D34/00Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
    • A01D34/01Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus
    • A01D34/412Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters
    • A01D34/63Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis
    • A01D34/64Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle
    • A01D34/66Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
    • A01D34/667Means for directing the cut crop
    • A01D34/668Means for directing the cut crop rotating

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A crop harvesting header has a cutter bar with a plurality of generally horizontal flail disks mounted thereon for driven rotation about generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar. At least one of the disks is mounted outwardly of the discharge opening and carries an "hour glass" shape impeller to carry the crop inwardly. A pair of conditioner rolls is mounted in the discharge opening and a transfer roller is mounted behind the disks and in front of the nip for transferring the crop upwardly and rearwardly from the disks to the nip. The transfer roller is of the same diameter as the bottom roll and carries high ribs preferably forwardly inclined for an aggressive action on the crop. The roller is mounted with its axis above the cutting plane and its uppermost edge of the ribs at or above the axis of the bottom roll.

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1. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground carrying a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the cutter blades being arranged substantially in a common cutting plane generally parallel to the ground;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that the width of the cutter bar is greater than the width of the discharge opening and such that crop cut must be carried thereby inwardly to the discharge opening;

a pair of conditioner rolls mounted at and transverse to the discharge opening to receive the crop, the conditioner rolls including a top conditioning roll and a bottom conditioning roll which are parallel and arranged such that the crop passes through a nip between the top and bottom conditioning rolls, with the pair of conditioning rolls having a width substantially equal to the width of the discharge opening and less than that of the cutter bar;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls being arranged such that the nip is raised above the common cutting plane and is located behind the disks;

and a transfer roller mounted behind the disks and in front of the nip for transferring the crop upwardly and rearwardly from the disks to the nip;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls each comprising a cylindrical body, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof;

the transfer roller comprising a cylindrical body having a cylindrical outer surface, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof, on which is mounted a series of longitudinally extending, angularly spaced ribs;

wherein the cylindrical body of the transfer roller has a diameter which is at least equal to a diameter of the cylindrical bodies of the top and bottom conditioning rolls;

and wherein the transfer roller is rotated at a rotation rate in rpm which is less than a rotation rate in rpm of the top and bottom conditioning rolls.
2. The header according to Claim 1 wherein the cylindrical body of the transfer roller has a diameter which is substantially equal to a diameter of the cylindrical body of the bottom conditioning roll.
3. The header according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein each rib comprises a metal bar having an inner surface attached to the cylindrical surface, an outer surface spaced from the cylindrical surface and leading and trailing side surfaces; wherein a height of the outer surface from the cylindrical surface is greater than a width of the bar between the side surfaces; and wherein the height of the outer edge from the cylindrical surface is greater than 1.5 cms.
4. The header according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein each rib comprises a metal bar having an inner surface attached to the cylindrical surface, an outer surface spaced from the cylindrical surface and leading and trailing side surfaces; and wherein the ribs are arranged such that the side surfaces are inclined relative to an axial plane of the roller through the inner surface and such that the outer surface is angularly advanced relative to the inner surface.
5. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground carrying a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the cutter blades being arranged substantially in a common cutting plane generally parallel to the ground;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that the width of the cutter bar is greater than the width of the discharge opening and such that crop cut must be carried thereby inwardly to the discharge opening;

a pair of conditioner rolls mounted at and transverse to the discharge opening to receive the crop, the conditioner rolls including a top conditioning roll and a bottom conditioning roll which are parallel and arranged such that the crop passes through a nip between the top and bottom conditioning rolls, with the pair of conditioning rolls having a width substantially equal to the width of the discharge opening and less than that of the cutter bar;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls being arranged such that the nip is raised above the common cutting plane and is located behind the disks;

and a transfer roller mounted behind the disks and in front of the nip for transferring the crop upwardly and rearwardly from the disks to the nip;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls each comprising a cylindrical body, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof;

the transfer roller comprising a cylindrical body having a cylindrical outer surface, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof, on which is mounted a series of longitudinally extending, angularly spaced ribs;

each rib comprising a metal bar having an inner surface attached to the cylindrical surface, an outer surface spaced from the cylindrical surface and leading and trailing side surfaces;

wherein a height of the outer surface from the cylindrical surface is greater than a width of the bar between the side surfaces;

and wherein the height of the outer edge from the cylindrical surface is greater than 1.5 cms;

wherein the ribs are arranged such that the side surfaces are inclined relative to an axial plane of the roller through the inner surface and such that the outer surface is angularly advanced relative to the inner surface.
6. The header according to Claim 5 wherein the cylindrical body of the transfer roller has a diameter which is substantially equal to a diameter of the cylindrical body of the bottom conditioning roll.
7. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground carrying a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the cutter blades being arranged substantially in a common cutting plane generally parallel to the ground;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that the width of the cutter bar is greater than the width of the discharge opening and such that crop cut must be carried thereby inwardly to the discharge opening;

a pair of conditioner rolls mounted at and transverse to the discharge opening to receive the crop, the conditioner rolls including a top conditioning roll and a bottom conditioning roll which are parallel and arranged such that the crop passes through a nip between the top and bottom conditioning rolls, with the pair of conditioning rolls having a width substantially equal to the width of the discharge opening and less than that of the cutter bar;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls being arranged such that the nip is raised above the common cutting plane and is located behind the disks;

and a transfer roller mounted behind the disks and in front of the nip for transferring the crop upwardly and rearwardly from the disks to the nip;

the top and bottom conditioning rolls each comprising a cylindrical body, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof;

the transfer roller comprising a cylindrical body having a cylindrical outer surface, mounted for rotation about an axis thereof, on which is mounted a series of longitudinally extending, angularly spaced ribs;

each rib comprising a metal bar having an inner surface attached to the cylindrical surface, an outer surface spaced from the cylindrical surface and leading and trailing side surfaces;

wherein the ribs are arranged such that the side surfaces are inclined relative to an axial plane of the roller through the inner surface and such that the outer surface is angularly advanced relative to the inner surface.
8. The header according to Claim 7 wherein the cylindrical body of the transfer roller has a diameter which is equal to a diameter of the cylindrical body of the bottom conditioning roll.
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