# US 2022/0264802 A1 · Agricultural machine > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0264802 A1 - Document ID: US20220264802A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/630,066 - Filed: 2020-07-21 - Published: 2022-08-25 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-26 - Assignees: Roc Group S.R.L. - Applicants: Roc Group S.R.L. - Inventors: Raffaele UBALDI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220264802A1 ## CPC - A01D 78/02: with tine-carrying bars or equivalent members which interconnect heads rotating about horizontal axes, e.g. of rotary-drum type - A01D 57/20: with conveyor belts - A01D 80/00: Parts or details of {, or accessories for,} haymakers - A01D 89/008: {Devices cooperating with the pick-up} - A01D 84/00: Haymakers not provided for in a single one of groups A01D76/00 - A01D82/00 - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING ## Abstract An agricultural machine, includes a frame with a pair of wheels enabling movement in one direction, at least two harvesting devices for agricultural products connected to the frame that, in a work position, are arranged frontally to the wheels and aligned with each other transversely to the one direction. Unloading equipment is arranged operationally downstream of the harvesting devices to receive the harvested agricultural products and to move them in an unloading direction transverse to the one direction. The unloading equipment includes a central unloading device that is movable with respect to the harvesting devices between a work position, wherein it directly receives the harvested agricultural products from the harvesting devices, and a non-operational position, wherein it is offset with respect to the work position so as to enable the harvested agricultural products to fall immediately downstream of the first harvesting device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An agricultural machine, comprising: a frame provided with a pair of wheels designed to enable the movement of the agricultural machine in one direction of movement and placed side-by-side and spaced transversely in said direction of movement; at least two harvesting devices for agricultural products connected to the frame that, in at least one work position, are arranged frontally to said wheels and aligned with each other transversely to said direction of movement; unloading equipment arranged operationally downstream of the harvesting devices to receive the harvested agricultural products and to move them in an unloading direction transverse to the direction of movement, wherein, in at least one work position, the unloading equipment: is placed between said harvesting devices and said wheels, and comprises at least one central unloading device and two lateral unloading devices aligned between them transversely to said direction of movement; characterised in that said central unloading device is movable with respect to the harvesting devices between said work position, wherein it directly receives the harvested agricultural products from at least one first harvesting device, and a non-operational position, wherein it is offset with respect to the work position so as to enable the harvested agricultural products to fall immediately downstream of said at least one first harvesting device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The agricultural machine according to claim 1, wherein said frame has a track defined by a distance that lies between said two wheels evaluated orthogonally to the direction of movement; said central unloading device, in its work position, being placed inside said track. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The agricultural machine according to claim 1, wherein said first harvesting device is arranged frontally to the central unloading device and extends transversely to the direction of movement between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end juts out laterally with respect to the central unloading device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The agricultural machine according to claim 3, wherein said first harvesting device has, near the first end, an edge portion that juts out laterally from the central unloading device and is aligned with a respective wheel of the frame in the direction of movement. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The agricultural machine according to claim 4, wherein said unloading equipment comprises a conveyor that is: arranged in the unloading direction, laterally to the central unloading device in its work position; placed between the edge portion of the first harvesting device and the respective wheel in the direction of movement. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The agricultural machine according to claim 4, wherein the first harvesting device has two edge portions placed respectively near the first and the second end, both protruding laterally with respect to the central unloading device and each aligned with a respective wheel in the direction of movement. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The agricultural machine according to claim 6, wherein the unloading equipment comprises two conveyors arranged at the sides of the central unloading device, in said unloading direction, and each placed between an edge portion of the first harvesting device and the respective wheel in the direction of movement. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The agricultural machine according to claim 7, comprising two second harvesting devices arranged at the sides of said first harvesting device and each linked to a respective lateral unloading device to define two peripheral operating units. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The agricultural machine according to claim 8, wherein each peripheral operating unit is movable between: a work configuration, wherein the second harvesting device and the lateral unloading device are in their respective work positions, oriented transversely to the direction of movement and parallel to the unloading direction; a transport configuration, wherein the second harvesting device and the lateral unloading device are folded back in said direction of movement to reduce the transverse dimensions of the agricultural machine. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The agricultural machine according to claim 5, wherein each conveyor is placed, in the unloading direction, between the central unloading device and a lateral unloading device in their respective work positions. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The agricultural machine according to claim 10, wherein each conveyor has a fixed position with respect to the frame in said unloading direction. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The agricultural machine according to claim 1, comprising a movement unit operationally placed between said frame and said central unloading device and configured to move it between the work position and the non-operational position according to a command given by the operator.