WO2019021242A1

WO2019021242A1 - Apparatus for the treatment of a land

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Publication number: WO2019021242A1
Application number: PCT/IB2018/055610
Authority: WO
Inventors: Stefania CELLI; Alfredo Celli
Original assignee: Celli S.P.A.
Priority date: 2017-07-27
Filing date: 2018-07-26
Publication date: 2019-01-31
Also published as: EP3657927A1; IT201700086651U1

Abstract

An apparatus (10) for the treatment of a land, particularly for the treatment of a land in which vegetal material, particularly a crop, is present, preferably which crop has ended the production cycle thereof, said vegetal material or crop being especially defined by shrub plants, and preferably being composed of a pineapple plantation. The apparatus comprises means (12) for supporting first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means.

Description

TITOLO: APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF A LAND.

DESCRIPTION

FIELD OF APPLICATION OF THE INVENTION

The present finding relates to an apparatus for the treatment of a land, particularly for the treatment of a land in which vegetal material is present, particularly a crop, which crop has preferably ended the production cycle thereof.

Said vegetal material or crop is, especially, defined by shrub plants, and it is preferably composed of a pineapple plantation.

BACKGROUND

Apparatuses for the treatment of an agricultural land are known, particularly for the treatment of pineapple plantations.

Particularly, in the field, when the pineapple plantation has ended its production cycle, it is necessary to pass multiple times on the land it takes through a corresponding treatment apparatus in order to cut the shrubs and to ensure that the residues of the plantation do not create problems to the next plantation, and that on the contrary they compose a manure for the next plantations.

However, in this manner a considerable waste of time and labour costs for the agricultural holdings is generated.

Furthermore, these operations are not always carried out with the due accuracy, and some biological material remains accessible, so as to allow the proliferation of a particular type of fly, which affects the cattle farms nearby, thus jeopardizing the corresponding productive yields thereof.

Anyway, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which operates in a particularly effective manner.

Furthermore, a need is also felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which is particularly efficient.

Furthermore, a need is felt in the field of to have an apparatus which is particularly reliable.

Nevertheless, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus which operates in a particularly rapid manner.

In the field, the need is also felt to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which has particularly reduced dimensions. In addition, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which allows obtaining a saving, particularly as regards the energy consumption.

Furthermore, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which is easy to use for the personnel.

In addition, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which is of a particularly flexible use.

Furthermore, in the field, a need is felt in the field of to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which is easy and fast to be assembled and disassembled.

In addition, a need is felt in the field of to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which is easily displaceable or moveable.

Nonetheless, a need is felt in the field to have an apparatus of the type set forth above which has quite reduced manufacturing times and/or reduced manufacturing costs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

By the present finding, it is intended to propose a new and/or alternative solution with respect to the solutions known to date, it is intended to obviate one or more of the drawbacks or problems set forth above, and/or to meet one or more of the needs set forth above, and/or anyhow felt in the art, and particularly inferable by what has been set forth above.

Therefore, an apparatus for the treatment of a land and/or of a vegetal material, particularly in the form of a crop which is present at said land is provided, preferably which crop or vegetal material has ended the production cycle thereof, said vegetal material or crop being especially defined by shrub plants, and preferably consisting in a pineapple plantation; characterized in that it comprises support means for first treatment means, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding, and/or chipping, means of the same vegetal material or crop, and for second treatment means, particularly in the form of land working and/or treatment, means of, especially for rooting out or cutting the, vegetal material or crop which is present, or planted, at this land.

In this manner, it is possible to suitably treat the vegetal material or crop, particularly in view of a suitable preparation of the land, once the crop has ended its production cycle.

Particularly, in this manner, one may work so as to avoid, at a maximum extent, that insect pests find an environment that is suitable to the proliferation thereof.

BRED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

This and other new aspects, or specific advantageous implementations, are anyhow set forth in the claims cited herein below, the technical characteristics of which can be noted in the following detailed description, illustrating preferred and advantageous embodiments, which however is to be intended as being set forth by way of example only and in no manner limiting the finding; said description being givend with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

- Fig. 1A illustrates a perspective schematic view of a first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding;

- Fig. IB illustrates a perspective schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding, taken on the opposite side of Fig. 1A;

- Fig. 2A illustrates a perspective schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding, taken on the opposite end to that of Figs. 1 A and IB;

- Fig. 2B illustrates a perspective schematic view of the first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding, similar to that of Fig. 2A, but with the rear part in an open condition;

- Fig. 3 illustrates a schematic side elevational view of the first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding;

- Fig. 4 illustrates a schematic longitudinal section view of the first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding;

- Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective schematic view from below of an enlarged detail of the mutual attachment area of the present first preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding;

- Fig. 6 illustrates a schematic side view of a second preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding. - Fig. 7 illustrates a schematic longitudinal section view of the second preferred embodiment of apparatus according to the present finding.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODFMENTS OF THE INVENTION

In the attached Figs. 1 to 5, a first preferred embodiment 10 of apparatus for the treatment of a land is illustrated, particularly for the treatment of a land in which vegetal material is present, particularly a crop, preferably which crop has ended the production cycle thereof.

Said vegetal material or crop is especially defined by shrub plants, and it is preferably composed of a pineapple plantation.

Advantageously, as illustrated, the apparatus comprises support means 12 for first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and for second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means.

In this manner, it is possible with only one passage to carry out a multiple treatment, and particularly it is possible to shred the plantation while preparing the land, for example it is possible, as it will be explained in the following of the present description, to suitably bury the residues thereof.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from the figures, in accordance with the present first preferred embodiment, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, are located anteriorly to said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means.

In this manner, the vegetal material and/or land can be suitably treated, particularly the vegetal material can be suitably treated, particularly shredded, and then worked, especially buried, together with the land.

With advantage, as it is clear from the figures, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means, are mutually aligned according to the travel direction "A" of the apparatus.

Particularly, in accordance with the present first preferred embodiment, it is advantageously provided for that said land working means 16 are in the form of burying or green manuring means of the crop residues.

In the context of the description of the present first preferred embodiment

10 of apparatus, the rotation directions of the rotary means, which are illustrated in Fig. 3, particularly the rotation directions of the treatment means 14 and 16 are intended for a viewer who, looking at the apparatus from a corresponding sides, has the forward direction A of the apparatus under an operative condition that is directed to his/her right side.

Particularly, as illustrated, said burying or green manuring means of the crop residues rotate counter-clockwise, as the curvilinear arrow I in Fig. 3 illustrates.

With further advantage, according to a different embodiment, not particularly illustrated in the attached figures, it would also be devisable that said land working means 16 can be in the form of land tilling means.

In such a case, said land tilling means would rotate, in a direction opposite the rotation direction of said burying or green manuring means of the crop residues, i.e., they would rotate clock-wise, as the curvilinear arrow F in Fig. 3 illustrates.

With advantage, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means are displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, with respect to one another.

In this manner, particularly, it is possible to adapt the configuration of the apparatus to the specific needs of the crop and the land that are subjected to a working operation.

Advantageously, therefore, as it is clear particularly from Figs. 3 and 4, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means, are displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, in height with respect to one another.

With advantage, said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means, can be lowered in an adjustable manner, with respect to said first treatment means 14, starting from a substantial non-working position, particularly a non-land working position, of the same second treatment means 16.

In practice, said second treatment means 16 can be lowered with respect to the first treatment means 14, starting from said non-working position, so as to enter deeply in the same land by a vertical length extending to a depth of 30 cm in the land, and particularly preferably extending substantially from a depth of 25 cm into the same land.

In practice, before carrying out the operation of land working, the depth to which the land has to be worked is set, and said treatment means 16 are vertically positioned in a corresponding manner.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said support means 12 of the apparatus comprise first support means 140 for said first treatment means 14, and second support means 160 for said second treatment means 16.

While the present embodiment is particularly preferred, however it has to be understood that the fact of providing a single or common supporting frame for both said first 14 and said second 16 treatment means could be devisable.

Anyhow, advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, in accordance with this preferred embodiment, integral connection means 120 are provided for between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

With advantage, said integral connection means 120 between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 are of a disengageable type in order to allow the separation between said first treatment means 14 and said second treatment means 16 and thus to allow also an autonomous and individual use of the same first 14 and second 16 treatment means.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said integral connection means 120 between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 comprise respective hole means 121, which are suitable to receive corresponding pin means 122, which are carried respectively by said first 14 and said second 16 treatment means, i.e., by the respective first 140 and second 160 support means. Advantageously, means 13 for the actuation of the relative displacement are provided for between said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said means 13 for the actuation of the relative displacement are provided for between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

In practice, means 13 for the actuation of the relative displacement are provided for between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

As it is clear from the figures, said relative displacement actuation means between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 are in the form of linear-type actuator means 13, i.e., they are in the form of means that generate a linear displacement, particularly vertically or substantially vertically directed.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said relative displacement actuation means between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 are connected thereto through corresponding free rotation pins 131, 132 with respect to said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

With advantage, as it is clear from the figures, said relative displacement actuation means between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 comprise one or more hydraulic cylinders 13 connected between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

Particularly, as illustrated, the ends of the respective hydraulic cylinder 13 are connected through corresponding pins 131, 132, especially free rotation pins, to said first support means 140 and to said second support means 160, respectively.

Advantageously, means 121, 122 for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means 14 and said second treatment means 16 are provided for.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said integral connection means 120 between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 define means 121, 122 for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means 14 and said second treatment means 16.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said means 121, 122 for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means 14 and said second treatment means 16 comprise respective oblong, or loop-shaped, hole means 121, which are suitable to receive corresponding slidable pin means 122, which are respectively carried by said first support means 140 and said second support means 160.

With advantage, as it is clear from the figures, said integral connection means 120 between said first support means 140 and said second support means 160 comprise bracket connecting means 123, particularly extending from said first treatment means 12, i.e., from the corresponding first support means 140.

As it is clear from the figures, said bracket connecting means 123 extend posteriorly from said first treatment means 14, i.e., from the corresponding first support means 140.

Especially, as it is clear from the figures, said bracket connecting means 123 comprise first ones of the upper bracket means 123' and second lower bracket means 123".

As it is clear from the figures, said first ones of the upper bracket means 123' are carried by a corresponding portal member 124 which is supported by said lower bracket means 123".

With advantage, as illustrated, said bracket connecting means 123 define part of said means 121 for guiding the relative displacement movement, particularly by defining said oblong or loop-shaped hole 121 for the insertion of the corresponding slidable pin 122.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said first treatment means 14, especially in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, i.e., in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, comprise a rotor 141 and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives 142 for cutting the vegetal material or crop, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the same rotor 141 and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor 141. Particularly, as it is clear from Fig. 4, said knives 142 of said first treatment means 14 cooperate for cutting the vegetal material or crop with counter-knives 143 which are carried at the inner surface of the cover 140c defining the operative chamber of the vegetal material or crop.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, and particularly from Fig. 4, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, comprise knives 142 for cutting the vegetal material or crop, which are provided for at respective longitudinal portions or strips, of the peripheral surface of said rotor, which are angularly mutually spaced apart by 90°.

Particularly, said rotor 141 of said first treatment means 14, particularly said vegetal material or crop treatment means, i.e., said shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, under a standard operative condition, rotates counterclockwise, as it is clear from the curvilinear arrow T in Fig. 3.

Said rotor 141 of said first treatment means 14, particularly said vegetal material or crop treatment means, i.e., said shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, is suitable to rotate at a speed of about 2500 rpm.

With advantage, as it is clear from the figures, means 15 for the actuation of said first treatment means are provided for, particularly of said vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially of said shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, i.e., for the actuation of the respective knife-holder 142 rotor 141.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said means for the actuation of said first treatment means comprise a respective power takeoff 15 and means 150, 152, 153 for transmitting the motion to the respective knife-holder 142 rotor 141.

Particularly, as illustrated, said power takeoff 15 is centrally supported above said cover 140c defining the operative chamber of the first treatment means 14.

As illustrated, said means for transmitting the motion to said rotor 141 comprise a horizontal shaft 152, exiting the gearbox 150 of the power takeoff 15, which horizontal shaft 152 transmits the motion to pulley and belt means 153, which are provided for on a corresponding side 140b of the corresponding first treatment means 14, particularly the corresponding first support means 140; said pulley and belt means 153 providing for rotating the same rotor 141.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said second treatment means 16, particularly said land working means, comprise a respective rotor 161 and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives 162 for the engagement and breaking of the land, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the rotor 161 and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor 161.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said second treatment means 16, particularly said land working means, comprise knives 162 for cutting the vegetal material or crop, are carried by respective flanges 162f, which are integral to the rotor 161 and circumferentially projecting with respect thereto.

Particularly, as it is clear from Fig. 5, said knives 162 have a general "L" shape, with the knives 162, of flanges 162f which are mutually adjacent 162f, which are operative, at least partially, on the same longitudinal area or strip of land, according to the direction of travel of the apparatus.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said second treatment means 16, particularly said land working means, comprise knives for breaking the land 162, which are configured or arranged according to respective lines or strips of knives 162 which wrap helically along the outer surface of the rotor 161.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Fig. 3, in accordance with a first version, said rotor 161 of the second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, rotates in a counter clock- wise direction I, particularly thus defining a respective stone burier machine.

Advantageously, according to a different embodiment, as it is clear from said Fig. 3, said rotor 161 of the second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, rotates in a clockwise direction F, particularly this defining a respective tiller for the land.

Particularly, as illustrated, said rotor of said second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, rotates at a speed ranging between 250 and 400 rpm.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said second treatment means 16, particularly said land working means, comprise means 18 for burying the vegetal material residues or the crop.

With advantage, said burying means comprise a grid 18, behind the knife- holder 162 rotor 161, which grid 18 intercepts the coarse or larger-sized material, and which allow the fine or small-sized material to pass through, in this manner causing the coarse material to fall deeply in a land area in which said land has already been removed by the knives 162, and which area has not yet been covered with the fine material passing through said grid 18.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said interception grid 18 is composed of a plurality of small vertical pegs 181, which are transversally mutually spaced apart, especially by a respective and preset distance, which is such as to allow the passage, through the same small pegs 181, only of a material having a diameter, or maximum dimensions, which are less than said preset distance.

As illustrated, means 17 for the actuation of said second treatment means 16 are also provided for, particularly of said land working means, i.e., the respective knife-holder 162 rotor 161.

As it is clear from the figures, said means for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, i.e., the respective knife-holder 162 rotor 161, comprise a respective power takeoff 17 and means 170,

172, 173 for transmitting the motion to said rotor 161.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said power takeoff 17 is centrally supported above said cover 160c defining the operative chamber of the second treatment means 16.

As it is clear from the figures, said means for transmitting the motion to said rotor 161 comprise a horizontal shaft 172, exiting the deviating gearbox 170 of the power takeoff 17, which horizontal shaft 172 transmits the motion to gear means

173, which rotate the same rotor 141 and which are provided for on a respective side of the corresponding support means 120, particularly the secondi support means 160.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, means 19 for the operative connection between said means 15 for the actuation of said first treatment means 16 are provided for, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said means 17 for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means.

Advantageously, as it is clear particularly from Fig. 4, said operative connection means, between said means for the actuation of said first treatment means 14 and said means for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, comprise a respective shaft 19 that is connected through corresponding universal joint means 195, 197 to the respective means 15 for the actuation of said first treatment means 14, particularly to a corresponding outlet of the gearbox 150 of thereof, and to said means 17 for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, particularly to the power takeoff 17 thereof.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, said means 121, 122 for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means 14 and said second treatment means 16, particularly the respective oblong or loop- shaped hole means 121, are slightly inclined with respect to the vertical in order to follow the rotational movement of the shaft 19 to universal joints 191 of said operative connection means.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said first support means 140 for the first treatment means 14 comprise a respective frame comprising opposite side plates 140a, 140b, supporting an upper cover or hood 140c, defining the operative chamber of said first treatment means or vegetal material or crop treatment means, i.e., of said shredding means 14.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said second support means 160 for the second treatment means 16 comprise a respective frame comprising opposite side plates 160a, 160b, supporting an upper cover or hood 160c, defining the operative chamber of said second treatment means or land treatment means 16.

Advantageously, the land working tools 162, particularly for the engagement and breaking of the land, of said second treatment means 16, especially in cooperation with the respective cover means 160c, are suitable to throw said land above the respective rotor 161 and in a direction opposite the forward direction during the travel.

Particularly, as illustrated said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, comprise a respective treatment chamber 14' that is longitudinally aligned with the treatment chamber 16' of said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means.

In an advantageous manner, in accordance with the present first preferred embodiment, said second treatment means, in the form of land working means 16, are suitable to work the land preferably to a depth ranging between 10 cm and 30 cm, and still more preferably to a depth of about 25 cm.

Advantageously, as it is clear from the figures, attachment means 148 to corresponding towing means, particularly to a tractor are provided for, said attachment means 148 are carried by said support means 12, particularly the support means 140 of the first treatment means 14. Particularly, as illustrated, said attachment means 148 are carried by a portal member 148d, which is frontally carried by said support means 12, particularly which is carried by the support means 140 of the first treatment means 14. Said attachment means comprise first upper attachment means 148' and second lower attachment means 148", 148".

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from the figures, the second treatment means 16 comprise attachment means 168 for the corresponding pin means 122, for the connection to said first treatment means 16, which are suitable to define corresponding attachment means to corresponding towing means, particularly to a tractor, when the second treatment means 16 are used singularly, i.e., disengaged from said first treatment means 14.

Particularly, as illustrated, said attachment means 168 comprise first upper attachment means 168' and second lower attachment means 168", 168" for respective pin means 162 for the insertion into the holes, particularly oblong holes, provided for in said bracket said means 123.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from the figures, means 20 for levelling the land are provided for, particularly carried posteriorly to said second treatment means 16.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures, said land levelling means 20 are pivotally connected to said second land treatment means 16.

Especially, as it is clear from the figures, said land levelling means comprise a roller 20 for the engagement and levelling of the land, which has a configuration of the outer surface 20' which is suitable to roll over the land and which is suitably grid-shaped.

Particularly, means 21 for adjusting the height of said land levelling means 20 are provided for.

Particularly, said means 21 for adjusting the height of said land levelling means 20 are secured, particularly posteriorly, to said attachment means 168' for said pin means 122, for the connection to said first treatment means.

Particularly, as illustrated, said means for adjusting the height of said land levelling means comprise a crank 21 that shortens or enlarges an adjusting rod 22 connecting the levelling means 18 to the apparatus, particularly to the second treatment means 16, preferably by attaching to the latter on the side opposite the one of said upper attachment means 168' for corresponding pin means.

According to further embodiments not illustrated in the attached figures, it would also devisable to use, particularly posteriorly to the second treatment means 16, in replacement of, or in addition to the levelling means, transport wheels, mulching means, which outstretches a corresponding plastic sheet onto the land, i.e., also convexing means that give to the worked land a corresponding longitudinal furrow configuration.

Advantageously, in the Figs. 6 and 7, a second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus according to the present finding is illustrated. In this second preferred embodiment 100 those components that are similar or equivalent to those of the first preferred embodiment are indicated by the same numeral references which have already been used in the previous first preferred embodiment and, in order not to make the present description excessively unclear, are not commented again in detail.

Particularly, the present apparatus 100 is for the treatment of a land G and/or a vegetal material, particularly in the form of a crop which is present at said land G, preferably which crop or vegetal material has ended the production cycle thereof, said vegetal material or crop being especially defined by shrub plants, and preferably being composed of a pineapple plantation.

As it is clear from said Figs., 6 and 7, the present second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus comprises support means 12 of the first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding, and/or chipping means, of the same vegetal material or crop, and of the second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of means for land working and/or for treating, especially rooting out or cutting, the vegetal material or crop which is present, or planted, at this land G.

In this manner, as it will anyhow be best understood from the following of the present description, it is possible to suitably treat the vegetal material or crop, particularly in view of a suitable preparation of the land, once the crop has ended its production cycle.

Particularly, it can be provided that possible insect pests do not find an environment that is suitable to the proliferation thereof.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop 14 are located posteriorly, according to the forward direction of the apparatus, with respect to said second treatment, or land working means 16.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 operate on the material treated by the second treatment, or land working means 16, in particular they treat the eradicated, i.e., already cut, vegetal material or crop by the said second treatment means 16.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 are located, with respect to said second treatment, or land working means 16, so as to be able to receive the material that has been worked by said second treatment means 16, particularly to receive, said worked material, directly from the same second treatment means 16, i.e., so as to receive the material that is thrown into the air by the same second treatment means 16.

In the context of the description of the present second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, it is understood that the rotation directions of the rotary means, particularly treatment means 14, 16 and ground stand means 30, are intended for a viewer who, looking at the apparatus on a corresponding side, has the forward direction A of the apparatus directed towards his/her left side.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 rotate in a clockwise direction, as it is clear from the curvilinear arrow T of Fig. 7.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said second treatment, or land working means 16 rotate in a counterclockwise direction, as the curvilinear arrow F in Fig. 7 illustrates.

While the present embodiment, in which said second treatment, or land working means 16 rotate in a counterclockwise direction is particularly preferred, in accordance with a different version, it can be also devised that said second treatment, or land working means 16 rotate in a clockwise direction, as the hatched curvilinear arrow F' in Fig. 7 illustrates.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear particularly from Fig. 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 are located at a greater height, with respect to the second treatment, or land working means 16.

Particularly, as it is clear from Fig. 7, the rotor 141 of the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 has the respective rotational axis that is arranged at a height level greater than the rotational axis of the rotor 161 of the second treatment, or land working means 16.

In a preferred manner, for example, the rotational axis of the rotor 141 of the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 is spaced apart from the rotational axis 161 of the second treatment, or land working means 16 by an extent that is greater than the extension of the radius of the respective rotors 141, 161.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 are spaced apart, or in a raised position with respect to the underlying land G.

Particularly, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 have the respective cutting tools or organs, or knives, 142 the respective free end of which remains, during use, spaced apart or raised from said land G, i.e., the free end of which does not engage, or interfere with, the same land G.

In a preferred manner, for example, it can be provided that the free end of the cutting organs, or knives, 142, of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, remains, during use, at a distance from the land G that is greater than half the length between the free end and the attachment or pivoting point to the rotor 141 of the same tool or knife 142.

Advantageously, as it is understood, in practice, said second treatment, or land working means 16 are suitable to send, particularly to throw, the respective worked material towards, particularly until it reaches, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, the longitudinal distance, i.e., the distance according to the forward direction of the apparatus, between said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and said second treatment, or land working means 16, i.e., between the rotational axis of the rotor 141 of the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and the rotational axis 161 of the second treatment, or land working means 16, is such as to allow that the material that has been worked and thrown by said second treatment means 16 arrives to said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

Particularly, the longitudinal distance, i.e., the distance according to the forward direction of the apparatus, between said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and said second treatment, or land working means 16, i.e., between the rotational axis of the rotor 141 of the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and the rotational axis 161 of the second treatment, or land working means 16, can have a respective extension ranging between 600 mm and 800 mm.

With advantage, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, are suitable to chip the vegetal material or crop to such an extent that the latter may compose a respective product, particularly a product to be used as an animal feed and/or a product for producing biogas, and/or another product.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, and said second treatment, or land working means 16, are supported by a common or single supporting frame 12.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, the frame 12, of the apparatus in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment 100, has covering means, particularly in the form of a respective hood 125.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said covering means, or hood, 125 of the frame 12 of the apparatus have an upper wall, particularly a shaped wall 126, and opposite side walls 127, 128 for the support of the rotatable organs, particularly for the rotors 141, 161, of said first and second treatment means 14, 16; on which side walls 127, 128 the present shaped upper wall 126 is supported.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said covering means, or hood, 125 define, with the underlying land, a single and common operative chamber 11 for said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and for said second treatment, or land working means 16.

Furthermore, as it is clear particularly from said Fig. 7, said covering means, or hood, of the frame 12 define a respective opening 11a, particularly a front opening according to the forward direction of the apparatus, for the inlet of the material to be treated in said operative chamber 11 and an opening 1 lb, particularly a rear opening according to the forward direction of the apparatus, for the outlet of the material treated by the apparatus, from the same operative chamber 11.

Especially, said inlet opening 12a and said outlet opening 12b are defined between the opposite front and rear ends of said side walls 127, 128 and between corresponding, particularly front and rear, edges of the upper wall 126 and the underlying land G.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said covering means, or hood, 125 of the frame 12 of the apparatus have a respective portion 126 , particularly of the respective upper wall 126 thereof, defining a lower surface 1261 having a wrapping, or broken, or generally arched shape, for housing the upper part of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, and which is suitable to define a corresponding passage channel towards the rear part of the apparatus and for the treatment, or chipping, of said material by the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14. Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said covering means, or hood, of the frame 12 of the apparatus have a respective portion 1262', particularly having a lower surface 1262, particularly of the respective upper wall 126 thereof, defining a lower surface having a wrapping, or generally arched shape, for housing the upper part of said second treatment, or land working means 16.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said portion 126 of the covering means, or hood, of the frame 12 for housing said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 extends in height above said portion 1262' for said second treatment, or land working means 16.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said portion 1261 ' of the covering means, or hood, of the frame 12 for housing said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 is linked to said portion 1262' for said second treatment, or land working means 16, through an intermediate portion 1263' of the same covering means or, hood, 125 of the frame 12 of the apparatus, which has a respective lower joining surface 1263 between the respective surfaces 1261, 1262 for wrapping the upper part of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, and for wrapping the upper part of said second treatment, or land working means 16.

In practice, as it is clear from Fig. 7, the same apparatus has, particularly defined through said covering means, or hood, 125, an area, particularly a rear area, 114 for housing and working said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, an area, particularly a front area, 116 for housing and working said second treatment, or land working means 16 and an intermediate area 115 for the passage, particularly in a raised above the land regimen , of the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16 and sent, thereby, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

Advantageously it is provided for that the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16 is sent to said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, through a corresponding trajectory in air that is such as to cause most part del soil material, which is present in the worked material and thrown into the air towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, to suitably fall to the ground before reaching the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

The longitudinal extension of said intermediate area 115 of the apparatus allows, to the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16, a trajectory in the air, that is such as to cause most part of the soil material, which is present in the worked material and thrown into the air towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, to suitably fall to the ground before reaching the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Fig. 7, said intermediate area 115 for the passage of, particularly for throwing, the worked material, from said second treatment, or land working means 16 towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, is at a surface, particularly a lowered surface, 1263 of said covering wall 126 or hood 125, joining the surfaces 1261, 1262 for wrapping said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and said second treatment, or land working means 16.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Fig. 7, ground stand means for supporting the frame 12 of the apparatus are provided for, which are, particularly, in the form of a respective rotatable roller, 30

Particularly, said rotatable roller 30 extends transversally throughout, or substantially throughout, the transversal extension of the apparatus.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said ground stand means, particularly in the form of a rotatable roller 30, rotate in a counterclockwise direction, as it is clear from the curvilinear arrow R of Fig. 7.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said ground stand means, particularly in the form of a rotatable roller, 30 are located longitudinally between said second treatment, or land working means 16 and said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, particularly at said intermediate area 115 of the apparatus.

Advantageously, said ground stand means, particularly in the form of a rotatable roller, 30 can rotate in neutral, pulled in rotation by the forward motion of the same apparatus 100, i.e., they are actuated in rotation by corresponding actuating means, as preferred and provided for in accordance with the present first preferred embodiment.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, means 30 for thrusting the worked material from second treatment, or land working means

16, towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, are provided for, particularly said thrusting means 30 being suitable to collect said worked material, from the second treatment, or land working means 16, directly from the same land G.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said means 30 for thrusting the worked material from the second treatment, or land working means 16 towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, are defined by said ground stand means, or rotatable roller, 30.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said means 30, for thrusting the worked material from the second treatment, or land working means 16 towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14, comprise respective blade means, particularly in the form of a plurality of blades 31 for the engagement and thrust of said material.

Preferably, as it is clear from the figures, said blade means 31 extend, or the respective blade 31 extends, transversally throughout, or substantially throughout, the transversal extension of the apparatus.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said blade means 31 of engagement and thrust of the material are suitable to withdraw from the land the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16 and to push, or deflect it, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said blade means, or the respective blade 31, for the engagement and thrust of the material is supported by, and/or is moved by the movement, especially a rotatable movement, of said ground stand means, or roller 30.

Particularly, as it is clear from the figures 6 and 7, the respective engagement and thrust blade 31 extends radially from the same ground stand roller

30.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, said engagement and thrust blades 31 define a housing for the corresponding worked material to be thrown, which housing is defined by a corresponding face of the blade on which the worked material is rested, and which preferably faces the movement direction of the same blade 31, and by a free end 32 of the same blade that extends projecting to exert a containment action of the worked material on said resting face of the material of the same blade 31.

Particularly, the respective blade 31 has a radially elongated portion 301 defining said resting face of the material and from the end of which, particularly perpendicularly, a corresponding containment portion 32 extends, especially projecting to the movement direction, or rotation, direction of the same ground stand means, or roller, 30.

In an advantageous manner, working height variation means of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and/or said second treatment, or land working means 16 are provided for, particularly said working height variation means being suitable to vary the distance in height between the ground stand means, or roller, 30 and said first and/or second treatment means 14, 16.

With advantage, as it is clear from Fig. 6, means 33 for transferring the worked material from the apparatus towards a respective release position, particularly towards a position that is arranged laterally to said apparatus, are provided for.

Advantageously, said means 33 for transferring the worked material from the apparatus towards a release position are suitable to transfer the worked material from the apparatus to a respective position of the same land G, especially defined by a side position with respect to said apparatus, and/or towards a release position of the worked material on corresponding transport means of said material towards a corresponding destination.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Fig. 6, said means 33 for transferring the worked material from the apparatus are arranged posteriorly with respect to said apparatus 100.

Advantageously, said means 33 for transferring the worked material from the apparatus are coupled to, and/or supported by, the same frame 12 supporting the apparatus.

With advantage, said means 33 for transferring the worked material from the apparatus comprise, or are in the form of, a corresponding ramp member, and/or comprise, or are in the form of, a corresponding conveyor belt and/or comprise, or are in the form of, a screw device, i.e., they comprise, or are in the form of, another conveying apparatus.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from Fig. 6, means, particularly located within the operative chamber 11, for conveying the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16 towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 are provided for.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Fig. 6, said means for conveying the worked material within the operative chamber 11 comprise, or are in the form of, deflecting means, i.e., they comprise at least, or are in the form of, a corresponding surface 1263, which is suitable to channel the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means 16 towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Fig. 7, said surface, particularly lowered surface, 1263 of said covering wall 126 or hood 125, joining the surfaces 1261, 1262 for wrapping said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 and said second treatment, or land working means 16, is suitable to define means for conveying the material that has been worked by the said second treatment, or land working means 16, and which has been sent, particularly thereby, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14.

Advantageously, in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment, the operative speed of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, 14 ranges between 1800 and 2600 rpm.

In an advantageous manner, in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment, the operative speed of said second treatment, or land working means 16 ranges between 200 and 300 rpm.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment, the operative depth in the land of said second treatment, or land working means 16 is about 4-5 cm, or greater.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means, are mutually aligned according to the travel, or forward, direction of the apparatus.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus said land working means 16 are in the form of land tilling means.

Advantageously, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means can be displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, with respect to one another.

With advantage, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means 16, particularly in the form of land working means, can be displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, in height with respect to one another.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Fig. 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, said first treatment means 14, particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, comprise a rotor 141 and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives 142 for cutting the vegetal material or crop, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the same rotor 141 and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor 141.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus means 15 are provided for the actuation of said first treatment means, particularly of said vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially of said shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, i.e., for the actuation of the respective knife-holder 142 rotor 141.

Advantageously, said means for the actuation of said first treatment means comprise a respective power takeoff 15 and means for transmitting the motion to the respective knife-holder 142 rotor 141.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, said second treatment means 16, particularly said land working means, comprise a respective rotor 161 and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives 162 for the engagement and breaking of the land, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the rotor 161 and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor 161.

With advantage, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, means 15 for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, i.e., the respective knife-holder 162 rotor 161 are provided for.

Advantageously, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, said means for the actuation of said second treatment means 16, particularly of said land working means, i.e., the respective knife-holder 162 rotor 161, comprise a respective power takeoff 15 and means for transmitting the motion to said rotor 161.

As illustrated, in accordance with the present second preferred embodiment, the power takeoff 15 is the same for both said first and second treatment means 14 and 16.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Fig. 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, as provided for the hatched arrow indicated by the letter F', in the condition of clockwise rotation of the land working tools 162, particularly for the engagement and breaking of said land, said second treatment means 16, especially in cooperation with the respective covering means, are suitable to throw said land above the respective rotor 161 and in a direction opposite that of the forward motion during the travel.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, means 148 for the attachment to corresponding towing means, particularly to a tractor are provided for, said attachment means 148 are carried by said support means 12.

In an advantageous manner, as it is clear from said Figs. 6 and 7, alike what has been provided for the first preferred embodiment, in this second preferred embodiment 100 of apparatus, means -not particularly illustrated in the attached figures-, for levelling or convexing the land can be provided for, which are carried, or coupled and pulled, by said frame 12 of the apparatus.

Particularly, corresponding means for adjusting the height of said land levelling or convexing means can be provided for.

In practice, as it is clear, the technical characteristics illustrated above allow, singularly or in a respective combination, the present finding to achieve one or more of the following advantageous results:

- it is possible to suitably treat the vegetal material or crop, particularly in view of a suitable preparation of the land, once the crop has ended its production cycle;

- it can be prevented that insect pests find an environment that is suitable to the proliferation thereof;

- it is possible with only one passage to carry out a multiple treatment, and particularly it is possible to shred the plantation while preparing the land, especially by burying the residues thereof;

- it is possible to avoid a considerable waste of time and labour costs;

- it is possible to efficiently work with residues that remain in the land;

- it is possible to have an apparatus operating in a particularly effective manner

and;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that is particularly efficient;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that is particularly reliable;

- it is possible to have an apparatus operating in a particularly rapid manner; - it is possible to have an apparatus that has a particularly reduced size;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that allows obtaining a saving, particularly as regards the energy consumption;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that is easy to use;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that has a particularly flexible use;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that has reduced manufacturing costs;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that has quite reduced manufacturing times;

- it is possible to have an apparatus that can be easily displaceable or moveable.

The thus-devised finding is susceptible to a clear industrial application.

Furthermore, those skilled in the art will be able to devise a number of variations and/or modifications to be made to the finding illustrated in the specific preferred embodiment, while remaining within the scope of the inventive concept, as widely set forth. Furthermore, further preferred embodiments of the finding can be devised, which comprise one or more of the characteristics illustrated above. Furthermore, it has to be understood that all the details can be substituted by technically equivalent elements.

Claims

1. An apparatus (100) for the treatment of a land (G) and/or of a vegetal material, particularly in the form of a crop which is present at said land (G), preferably which crop or vegetal material has ended the production cycle thereof, said vegetal material or crop being especially defined by shrub plants, and preferably being composed of a pineapple plantation; characterized in that it comprises support means (12) for first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding, and/or chipping means, of the same vegetal material or crop, and for second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working and/or of treatment means, especially rooting out or cutting means, of the vegetal material or crop which is present, or planted, at this land (G).

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14), are located posteriorly, according to the forward direction of the apparatus, with respect to said second treatment, or land working means (16).

3. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), operate on the material treated by the second treatment, or land working means (16), particularly treat the eradicated vegetal material or crop, i.e., already cut, by the second treatment means (16).

4. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) are located, with respect to said second treatment, or land working means, (16), so as to be able to receive the material that has been worked by said second treatment means (16), particularly to receive said worked material, directly from the same second treatment means (16), i.e., so as to receive the material that is thrown into the air from the same second treatment means (16).

5. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) rotate in a clockwise direction.

6. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said second treatment, or land working means (16) rotate in a counterclockwise direction or in a clockwise direction.

7. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), and said second treatment, or land working means, (16), are supported by a common or single supporting frame (12).

8. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14) are located at a greater height, with respect to the second treatment, or land working means (16).

9. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) are spaced apart, or in a raised position with respect to the underlaying land (G); particularly, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) having the respective cutting tools or organs, or knives, (142) the respective free end of which remains, during use, spaced apart or raised from said land (G).

10. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said second treatment, or land working means (16) are suitable to send, particularly to throw, the respective worked material towards, particularly until it reaches, said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14).

11. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the longitudinal distance, i.e., the distance according to the forward direction of the apparatus, between said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) and said second treatment, or land working means, (16), is such as to allow the material that has been worked and thrown from said second treatment means (16) to arrive to said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), and/or said longitudinal distance has a respective extension ranging between 600 mm and 800 mm.

12. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), are suitable to chip the vegetal material or crop to such an extent that the latter can compose a respective product, particularly a product to be used as an animal feed and/or a product for producing biogas, and/or another type of product.

13. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the frame (12) has covering means, particularly in the form of a respective hood (125), especially said covering means, or hood, (125) of the frame (12) of the apparatus having an upper wall, particularly a shaped wall (126).

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that said covering means, or hood, (125) define, with the underlying land, a single and common operative chamber (11) for said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) and for said second treatment, or land working means (16).

15. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 13 and 14, characterized in that said covering means, or hood, (125) of the frame (12) of the apparatus have a respective portion (126 ), particularly of the respective upper wall (1261) thereof, defining a lower surface having a wrapping, broken or generally arched shape, for housing the upper part of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), and which is suitable to define a corresponding passage channel, towards the rear part of the apparatus, and for treating, or chipping said material by the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14).

16. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 13 to 15, characterized in that said covering means, or hood, of the frame (12) of the apparatus have a respective portion (1262'), particularly having a lower surface (1262), particularly of the respective upper wall (126) thereof, defining a lower surface having a wrapping, broken or generally arched shape, for housing the upper part of said second treatment, or land working means (16).

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, characterized in that said portion (126 ) of the covering means, or hood, of the frame (12) for housing said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) extends in height above said portion (1262') for said second treatment, or land working means (16).

18. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 16 and 17, characterized in that said portion (126 ) of the covering means, or hood, of the frame (12) for housing said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) is linked to said portion (1262') for said second treatment, or land working means, (16), through an intermediate portion (1263') of the same covering means, or hood, (125), of the frame (12) of the apparatus, which intermediate portion (1263') has a respective lower joining surface (1263) between the respective surfaces (1261, 1262) for wrapping the upper part of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), and for wrapping the upper part of said second treatment, or land working means (16). 19. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the same apparatus has, particularly defined through said covering means, or hood, (125), an area, particularly a rear area, (114), for housing and working said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), an area, particularly a front area, (116) for housing and working said second treatment, or land working means (16) and an intermediate passage area (115), particularly in a raised above the land regimen, of the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means (16) and sent, thereby, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14).

20. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is provided for that the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means (16) is sent to said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), through a corresponding trajectory in air that is such as to cause that most part of the soil material, which is present in the worked material and thrown into the air towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), suitably falls to the ground before reaching the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14).

21. The apparatus according to claim 20, characterized in that the longitudinal extension of said intermediate area (115) of the apparatus allows to the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means, (16), a trajectory in the air, that is such as to cause that most part of the soil material, which is present in the worked material and thrown into the air towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), suitably falls to the ground before reaching the same first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), preferably said intermediate area (115) for the passage of, particularly for throwing, the worked material, from said second treatment, or land working means (16) towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), being provided at a surface, particularly a lowered surface, (1263) of said covering wall (126) or hood (125), joining the surfaces (1261, 1262) for wrapping said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) and said second treatment, or land working means (16).

22. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that ground stand means for supporting the frame (12) of the apparatus are provided for that are, particularly, in the form of a respective rotatable roller (30), preferably said rotatable roller extending transversally throughout, or substantially throughout, the transversal extension of the apparatus.

23. The apparatus according to claim 22, characterized in that said ground stand means, or rotatable roller (30), rotate in a counterclockwise direction.

24. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 22 and 23, characterized in that said ground stand means, particularly in the form of a rotatable roller, (30) are located longitudinally between said second treatment, or land working means (16) and said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), particularly at said intermediate area (115) of the apparatus.

25. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 22 to 24, characterized in that said ground stand means, particularly in the form of a rotatable roller, (30) rotate in neutral or are actuated in rotation by corresponding actuating means.

26. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (30) for thrusting the worked material from the second treatment, or land working means, (16), towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) are provided for, particularly said thrusting means (30) being suitable to collect said worked material from the second treatment, or land working means, (16), directly from the same land (G).

27. The apparatus according to claim 26, characterized in that said means (30) for thrusting the worked material from the second treatment, or land working means (16) towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), are defined by said ground stand means, or rotatable roller (30).

28. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 26 and 27, characterized in that said means (30) for thrusting the worked material, from the second treatment, or land working means (16) towards, or in, the first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14), comprise respective blade means, particularly in the form of a plurality of blades (31) for the engagement and thrust of said material, preferably said blade means (31) extend, or the respective blade (31) extends, transversally throughout, or substantially throughout, the transversal extension of the apparatus.

29. The apparatus according to claim 28, characterized in that said blade means (31) for the engagement and thrust of the material are suitable to withdraw from the land the material worked by said second treatment, or land working means (16) and to push, or deflect it, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14).

30. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 28 and 29, characterized in that said blade means, or the respective blade (31), for the engagement and thrust of the material is supported by, and/or is moved by the movement of said ground stand means, or roller (30), particularly the respective blade of engagement and thrust (31) extending radially from the same ground stand roller (30).

31. The apparatus according to claim 30, characterized in that said engagement and thrust blades (31) define a housing for the corresponding worked material to be thrown, which housing is defined by a corresponding face of the blade on which the material is rested, and which preferably faces the movement direction of the same blade (31), and by a free end (32) of the same blade which extends projecting to exert a containment action of the worked material on said resting face of the material of the same blade (31), particularly the respective blade (31) having a radially elongated portion (301) defining said resting face of the worked material and from the end of which a corresponding containment portion (32) extends, particularly perpendicularly, especially projecting to the movement, or rotation, direction of the same ground stand means, or roller (30).

32. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that working height variation means of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) and/or said second treatment, or land working means, (16), are provided for particularly said working height variation means being suitable to vary the distance in height between the ground stand means, or roller (30) and said first and/or second treatment means (14, 16).

33. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (33) for transferring the worked material from the apparatus towards a respective release position are provided for, particularly towards a position which is arranged laterally to said apparatus.

34. The apparatus according to claim 33, characterized in that said means (33) for transferring the worked material from the apparatus towards a release position are suitable to transfer the worked material from the apparatus to a respective position of the same land (G), especially defined by a side position with respect to said apparatus, and/or towards a release position of the worked material on corresponding transport means of said material towards a corresponding destination.

35. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 33 and 34, characterized in that said means (33) for transferring the worked material from the apparatus are arranged posteriorly with respect to said apparatus (100).

36. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 33 to 35, characterized in that said means (33) for transferring the worked material from the apparatus are coupled to, and/or supported by, the same frame (12) supporting the apparatus.

37. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 33 to 36, characterized in that said means (33) for transferring the worked material from the apparatus comprise, or are in the form of, a corresponding ramp member, and/or comprise, or are in the form of, a corresponding conveyor belt and/or comprise, or are in the form of, a screw device.

38. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means, particularly located within said operative chamber (11), for conveying the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means (16) towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14) are provided for.

39. The apparatus according to claim 38, characterized in that said conveying means of the worked material within the operative chamber (11) comprise, or are in the form of, deflecting means, i.e., they comprise at least, or are in the form of, a corresponding surface (1263), which is suitable to channel the worked material from said second treatment, or land working means (16) towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14).

40. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 38 and 39, characterized in that said surface, particularly a lowered surface, (1263) of said covering wall (126) or hood (125), joining the surfaces (1261, 1262) for wrapping said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14) and said second treatment, or land working means, (16), is suitable to define means for conveying the material that has been worked by said second treatment, or land working means (16) and which has been sent, particularly thereby, towards said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop, (14).

41. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operative speed of said first treatment, or shredding, means of the vegetal material or crop (14) ranges between 1800 and 2600 rpm.

42. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operative speed of said second treatment, or land working means (16) ranges between 200 and 300 rpm.

43. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operative depth in the land of said second treatment, or land working means (16) is about 4-5 cm, or greater.

44. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means, are mutually aligned according to the travel direction of the apparatus.

45. The apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, are located anteriorly with respect to said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means.

46. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 1 and 45, characterized in that said land working means (16) define burying or green manuring means of the crop residues.

47. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said land working means (16) are in the form of land tilling means.

48. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means are displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, with respect to one another.

49. The apparatus according to claim 48, characterized in that said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means, are displaceable, particularly in an adjustable manner, in height with respect to one another.

50. The apparatus according to claim 49, characterized in that said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means, can be lowered in an adjustable manner, with respect to said first treatment means (14), starting from a substantially non-working position, particularly a non-land working position, of the same second treatment means (16); preferably said second treatment means (16) being able to be lowered with respect to the first treatment means (14) so as to enter deeply in the same land by a corresponding vertical length.

51. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims except for claim 6, characterized in that said support means (12) of the apparatus comprise first means (140) for supporting said first treatment means (14) and secondi means (160) for supporting said second treatment means (16).

52. The apparatus according to claim 51, characterized in that integral connection means (120) between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) are provided for.

53. The apparatus according to claim 52, characterized in that said integral connection means (120) between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) are of a disengageable type to allow the separation of said first treatment means (14) and said second treatment means (16) and to allow the autonomous and individual use of the same first (14) and second (16) treatment means.

54. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 52 and 53, characterized in that said integral connection means (120) between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) comprise respective hole means (121) which are suitable to receive corresponding pin means (122) which are respectively carried by said first (14) and said secondi (16) treatment means, i.e., by the respective first (140) and second (160) support means.

55. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (13) for the actuation of the relative displacement between said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means are provided for; preferably said means (13) for the actuation of the relative displacement being provided between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160).

56. The apparatus according to claim 55, characterized in that said relative displacement actuation means between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) are in the form of linear actuator means (13), i.e., are in the form of means that generate a linear displacement, particularly vertically or substantially vertically directed.

57. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (121, 122) for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means (14) and said second treatment means (16) are provided for; particularly said integral connection means (120) between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) define means (121, 122) for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means (14) and said second treatment means (16).

58. The apparatus according to claim 57, characterized in that said means (121, 122) for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means (14) and said second treatment means (16) comprise respective oblong or loop-shaped hole means (121) which are suitable to receive corresponding slidable pin means (122), which are carried respectively by said first support means (140) and by said second support means (160).

59. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 52 to 58, characterized in that said integral connection means (120) between said first support means (140) and said second support means (160) comprise bracket connecting means (123), particularly which extend, preferably posteriorly, from said first treatment means (12), i.e., from the corresponding first support means (140).

60. The apparatus according to claim 59, characterized in that said bracket connecting means (123) comprise first upper bracket means (123') and secondi lower bracket means (123").

61. The apparatus according to claim 60, characterized in that said first ones of the upper bracket means (123') are carried by a corresponding portal member (124) which is supported by said lower bracket means (123").

62. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 59 to 61, characterized in that said bracket connecting means (123) define part of said means (121) for guiding the relative displacement movement, particularly defining said oblong or loop-shaped hole (121) for the insertion of the corresponding slidable pin (122).

63. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said first treatment means (14), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, comprise a rotor (141) and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives (142) for cutting the vegetal material or crop, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the same rotor (141) and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor

(141) .

64. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (15) for the actuation of said first treatment means, particularly of said vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially of said shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, i.e., for the actuation of the respective knife-holder

(142) rotor (141) are provided for.

65. The apparatus according to claim 64, characterized in that said means for the actuation of said first treatment means comprise a respective power takeoff (15) and means for transmitting the motion to the respective knife-holder (142) rotor (141).

66. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said second treatment means (16), particularly said land working means, comprise a respective rotor (161) and a plurality of treatment tools, particularly in the form of respective knives (162) for the engagement and breaking of the land, which are mounted in an articulated manner on the rotor (161) and which are longitudinally and circumferentially distributed along the same rotor (161).

67. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 46 to 66, characterized in that said second treatment means (16), particularly said land working means, comprise means (18) for burying the residues of vegetal material or of the crop.

68. The apparatus according to claim 67, characterized in that said burying means comprise a grid (18), posteriorly with respect to the knife-holder (142) rotor (141), which grid (18) intercepts the coarse or larger-sized material and allows the fine or small-sized material to pass, in this manner causing a fall in depth of the coarse material in an area of land in which said land has already been removed by the knives (162), and which zona is not yet covered by the fine material passing through said grid (18).

69. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (17) for the actuation of said second treatment means (16), particularly of said land working means, i.e., of the respective knife-holder (162) rotor (161) are provided for.

70. The apparatus according to claim 68, characterized in that said means for the actuation of said second treatment means (16), particularly of said land working means, i.e., of the respective knife-holder (162) rotor (161), comprise a respective power takeoff (15) and means for transmitting the motion to said rotor (161).

71. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (19) for the operative connection between said means (15) for the actuation of said first treatment means (16), particularly in the form of vegetal material or crop treatment means, especially in the form of shredding means of the same vegetal material or crop, and said means (17) for the actuation of said second treatment means (16), particularly in the form of land working means are provided for.

72. The apparatus according to claim 71, characterized in that said operative connection means, between said means for the actuation of said first treatment means (14) and said means for the actuation of said second treatment means (16), comprise a respective shaft (19) that is connected through corresponding universal joint means (195, 197) to the respective means (15) for the actuation of said first treatment means (14), and to said means (17) for the actuation of said second treatment means (16).

73. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 58 to 72, characterized in that said means (121, 122) for guiding the relative displacement movement between said first treatment means (14) and said second treatment means (16), particularly the respective oblong or loop-shaped hole means (121), are slightly inclined with respect to the vertical line, particularly to follow the rotational movement of the shaft (19) to universal joints (191) of said operative connection means.

74. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the land working tools (162), particularly for the engagement and breaking of the land, of said second treatment means (16), especially in cooperation with the respective covering means (160c), are suitable to throw said land above the respective rotor (161) and in a direction opposite the forward motion direction during the travel.

75. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that said second treatment means in the form of land working means (16) are suitable to work the land to a depth preferably ranging between 10 cm and 30 cm, and still more preferably to a depth of about 25 cm.

76. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (148) for the attachment to corresponding towing means, particularly a tractor are provided for, said attachment means (148) are carried by said support means (12), particularly by the support means (140) of the first treatment means (14).

77. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 51 to 76, characterized in that the second treatment means (16) comprise attachment means (168) for the corresponding pin means (122), for the connection to said first treatment means (16), which are suitable to define corresponding attachment means to corresponding towing means, particularly a tractor, when the second treatment means (16) are used singularly, i.e., disengaged from said first treatment means (14).

78. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that means (20) of levelling or convexing the land, particularly carried posteriorly to the apparatus are provided for.

79. The apparatus according to claim 78, characterized in that means (21) for adjusting the height of said land levelling or convexing means (20) are provided for.

80. The apparatus according to claim 79, characterized in that said means (21) for adjusting the height of said levelling land means (20) are secured, particularly posteriorly, to said attachment means (168') for said pin means (122), for the connection to said first treatment means.

81. The apparatus according to any of the preceding claims 45 to 80, characterized in that means for mulching the land, and/or rear wheels for a land stand , particularly carried posteriorly to said second treatment means (16) are provided for.

82. The apparatus, characterized in that it is as provided for in any of the corresponding preceding claims and/or according to what has been described in the description and, particularly, illustrated with reference to the figures of the attached drawings.