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US 10,561,062 B2Granted
Beet crop harvesting machine, corresponding method and use
AssigneeExel Industries
InventorsPatrick Ballu, Michael Gallmeier
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Abstract
This root crop harvesting machine (2) is adapted to harvest root crop (4), in particular beet crop, the root crop harvesting machine comprising an uprooting device (14) adapted to uproot the root crop. The root crop harvesting machine comprises an applicator (40) device adapted to apply an agent (52) to the root crop.
Claims20
A root crop harvesting machine for harvesting a root crop that comprises a root portion and foliage, the root crop harvesting machine comprising:
- a defoliating cutting device adapted to defoliate the root crop by cutting off the foliage of the root crop and thereby resulting in the defoliated root crop having at least one cut location;
- an uprooting device adapted to uproot the root crop;
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- an applicator device adapted to apply an agent to the defoliated root crop at the at least one cut location;
- wherein the agent is selected from the group consisting of a sealing liquid, a gas, a mixture of gases, a powder, and a mixture of gas(es) and powder.
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A method of harvesting and treating a root crop with an agent, the method comprising:
- uprooting the root crop with an uprooting device of a root crop harvesting machine;
- defoliating the root crop by cutting off the foliage of the root crop with a defoliating cutting device of a root crop harvesting machine, resulting in the defoliated root crop having at least one cut location;
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- applying the agent to the defoliated root crop, at the at least one cut location, with an applicator device of the root crop harvesting machine, wherein the agent is selected from the group consisting of a sealing liquid, a gas, a mixture of gases, a powder, and a mixture of gas(es) and powder;
- thereby harvesting and treating the root crop with the agent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.