Stripper harvesting apparatus wherein the processing devices extend over a predominant or the entire part of the working width and wherein air from a fan and the crop stripper rotor air stream flow through the cleaning air channel

A harvesting apparatus for harvesting cereal grains, rice, grains, or seeds, said apparatus being operated as a front, side or rear attachment and comprising:

• (a) a crop stripper extending over a working width;
• (b) an inclined chute;
• (c) a threshing apparatus connected to the crop stripper by the inclined chute,
• (d) a separation apparatus;
• and
• (e) a fan generating an air flow;
• wherein the crop stripper generates a crop stripper rotor air stream, wherein the inclined chute has a first edge facing the crop stripper and a second edge facing away from the crop stripper, wherein the second edge is disposed to lie lower than the first edge facing the crop stripper and is attached to and between the threshing apparatus and the separation apparatus, wherein the threshing apparatus and the separation apparatus extend over a predominant part or the entirety of the working width;
• wherein the harvesting apparatus comprises a cleaning air channel, wherein the air flow from the fan and the crop stripper rotor air stream flow through the cleaning air channel for cleaning the crop, wherein the cleaning air channel also extends over the predominant part or the entirety of the working width.