Sod harvester and method for automatically rolling up a slab of sod
AssigneeErik Henriks Holding B.V.
InventorEmanual Antonius Alphonsus HENDRIKS
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Abstract
A dynamic roll-up mechanism for automatically rolling up a slab of sod for use in a sod harvester, the dynamic roll-up mechanism including a moving surface and a conveyor for conveying the slab of sod in a transport direction towards the moving surface that is arranged to move in a direction opposite to the transport direction, wherein the conveyor is spatially arranged with respect to the moving surface such that conveying of the slab of sod leads to a leading end of the slab of sod coming into an abutting relationship with the moving surface, and the slab of sod abuts the moving surface while forming an acute angle therewith.
Claims16
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A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14,
- wherein the conveyor and the moving surface are spatially arranged to enclose the slab of sod during roll-up, and
- wherein the transport speed of the conveyor is higher than the speed of the moving surface.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the conveyor adjacent the moving surface is inclined upwardly in the transport direction.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the acute angle is between 10 and 80°.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the acute angle is between 15 and 60°.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the acute angle is between 20 and 40°.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the acute angle is between 25 and 35°.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the moving surface is part of a continuous belt.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according claim 14, wherein the moving surface is provided with one or more profiles directed towards the slab of sod.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the moving surface is part of a rubber track.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according claim 14, wherein the roll up mechanism is provided with a pressure roller to direct the moving surface towards the slab of sod.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the conveyor and the moving surface are adapted to convey and roll up at least two parallel slabs of sod that are harvested at the same time.
A dynamic roll-up mechanism for automatically rolling up a slab of sod for use in a sod harvester, the dynamic roll-up mechanism comprising a moving surface and a conveyor for conveying the slab of sod in a transport direction towards the moving surface that is arranged to move in a direction opposite to the transport direction, wherein the conveyor is spatially arranged with respect to the moving surface such that:
- conveying of the slab of sod leads to a leading end of the slab of sod coming into an abutting relationship with the moving surface, and
- the slab of sod abuts the moving surface while forming an acute angle therewith.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.