Self-propelled forage harvester
AssigneeCLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
InventorHeinrich Isfort
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Abstract
A self-propelled forage harvester includes a main frame with frame parts, a preparation and conveyor device with a chopping assembly, a post-chopping device and a conveying device, a tower connected to an upper discharge chute, a heat exchanger, an engine, lateral covering elements enclosing an engine compartment and a compartment partially enclosing the preparation and conveyor device. The covering elements extend from a rear region to a region adjacent to a driver's cab, are guided at a bow-shaped supporting element connected to the main frame such that the covering element is pivotable about a horizontally extending pivot axis provided at the upper edge or horizontal leg of the supporting element and, about a substantially vertically extending pivot axis provided at one end of the horizontal leg.
Claims7
A self-propelled forage harvester (1) comprising:
- a main frame (7) configured with frame parts (9 and 10) extending on both sides of the forage harvester (1) in the longitudinal direction, a preparation and conveyor device (31, 36) comprises a chopping assembly (34), a post-chopping device (35) and a conveying device (36) comprising a discharge accelerator (37), a tower (38) connected to an upper discharge chute (5), a heat exchanger (23), an internal combustion engine (39), lateral covering elements (13) that enclose an engine compartment (24) including the internal combustion engine (39) and the heat exchanger (23) and a compartment (25) partially enclosing the preparation and conveyor device (31, 36);
- wherein at least one of the lateral covering elements (13), which extend from a rear region of the self-propelled foraging harvester (1) to a region adjacent to a driver's cab (4), is guided at a bow-shaped supporting element (17) connected to the main frame (7) such that the at least one of the lateral covering elements (13) is pivotable about a horizontally extending pivot axis provided at an upper edge or horizontal leg (16) of the supporting element and, about a substantially vertically extending pivot axis provided at one end of the horizontal leg.
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