Cutting disc for a machine for harvesting stem-like plants
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAkshay B. Patil, Sunil S. Aralekar, Jan-Dirk Schild, Vinod Joshi
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Abstract
A cutting disc for a machine for harvesting stem-like plants includes a number of elements which together can be attached or are attached to a bracket forming a circular ring with an outer cutting edge. At least one of the elements is attachable to the bracket in a first position, in which a first edge of the element forms the outer cutting edge, and in a second position, in which a second edge of the element forms the outer cutting edge. No matter whether the element is in the first of second position, a circular cutting edge is made up.
Claims9
A cutting disc for a machine for harvesting stem-like plants, the cutting disc comprising:
- a bracket;
- a plurality of elements attached to the bracket and forming a circular ring defining an outer cutting edge;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of elements is attachable to the bracket in a first position, in which a first edge of the at least one element forms the outer cutting edge, and in a second position, in which a second edge of the at least one element forms the outer cutting edge;
- wherein the plurality of elements includes at least one first element and at least one second element arranged alternatively on the bracket;
- wherein the at least one first element has a smaller radial dimension than the at least one second element;
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- wherein the at least one first element is at least partially arranged in a recess of the at least one second element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.