Raking machine
OwnerCornelis van der Lely, Ary VAN DER Lelyinventors
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Abstract
A raking machine has at least one rake head, which is rotatable about an upwardly extending axis of rotation. The or each rake head has crop displacing means mounted its perimeter and at least two crop guide members. A first guide member is located laterally of the working width of the rake head with respect to the direction of travel, the second guide member is located at least partly within the working width.
Claims16
A raking machine comprising a frame movable over the ground and at least one rake member supported on said frame, said rake member being rotatable about an upwardly extending axis of rotation to define a working width and driving means connected to said member to rotate same, crop displacing tine means mounted around the perimeter of said rake member, first and second guide members connected to said frame and being positioned to form a swath of crop to one side to the rake member, the first guide member being positioned laterally of the working width of said rake comprising elongated screen means that extends in the general direction of travel of said machine, the second guide member being positioned to the rear of said first guide member and adjacent the working width of the rake member to the rear thereof, said guide members being laterally spaced apart from one another and positioned to confine the displaced crop received from the rake head at said one side into a swath between the guide members.
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