Longitudinal leaf stripper and corresponding beet harvesting machine
AssigneeExel Industries
InventorsEduard Richer, Florian Gallmeier
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Abstract
The beet head trimming apparatus for a beet-harvesting machine comprises a frame, two flail hubs rotatable about an axis, flails, which are designed in order to remove leaves from beets remaining in the ground, and a drive in order to drive the flail hubs with respect to the frame. The drive comprises a motor and a gearbox and the flails are movably attached to the flail hubs. The motor and the gearbox are attached to the frame. The frame of the beet head trimming apparatus is coupled with a beet-harvesting machine. The beet head trimming apparatus couples the motor with an electrical and/or hydraulic energy source. The beet head trimming apparatus is a module that can be handled separately from the beet-harvesting machine.
Claims17
A beet head trimming apparatus for use with a beet-harvesting machine, the beet head trimming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus frame;
- at least two flail hubs, wherein each flail hub is attached rotatably about a respective axis of rotation to the apparatus frame;
- a plurality of flails configured to remove leaves or leaf bases from beets remaining in the ground or to remove leaf bases from topped beets remaining in the ground;
- and
- a drive configured to drive the flail hubs with respect to the apparatus frame, wherein the drive comprises a motor and a gearbox;
- wherein:
- each flail is movably attached to one of the flail hubs;
- the motor and the gearbox are attached to the apparatus frame;
- the apparatus frame has mechanical coupling means for coupling the apparatus frame with the beet-harvesting machine;
- the beet head trimming apparatus has electrical or hydraulic coupling means for coupling the motor with an electrical or hydraulic energy source;
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- the beet head trimming apparatus is a module configured to be separable from the beet-harvesting machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.