CA2578907A1 - Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and impellers for transferring the crop inwardly to a discharge opening - Google Patents

Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and impellers for transferring the crop inwardly to a discharge opening Download PDF

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CA2578907A1
CA2578907A1 CA 2578907 CA2578907A CA2578907A1 CA 2578907 A1 CA2578907 A1 CA 2578907A1 CA 2578907 CA2578907 CA 2578907 CA 2578907 A CA2578907 A CA 2578907A CA 2578907 A1 CA2578907 A1 CA 2578907A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D43/00Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing
    • A01D43/10Mowers combined with apparatus performing additional operations while mowing with means for crushing or bruising the mown crop

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A crop header has a cutter bar with generally horizontal flail disks driven about generally spaced upright axes. At least two of the disks are mounted outwardly of a discharge opening and the outermost disk carries an impeller and at least one additional impeller is mounted inwardly and rearwardly of the outer impeller to carry the crop inwardly. The impellers are formed of angularly spaced bars which are inclined inwardly to a center waist to form an "hour glass" shaped impeller. A transfer roller transfers the crop upwardly and rearwardly from the disks to the nip of a pair of conditioner rolls and is at least as large as the bottom roll and carries high ribs forwardly inclined for an aggressive action on the crop with its axis above the cutting plane and its uppermost edge of the ribs at or above the axis of the bottom roll.

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1. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground on which there is a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least at one end of the header frame there being arranged:

an outer one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

a next adjacent one of the disks being mounted at least partly outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

each of the outer one of the disks and the next adjacent one of the disks proscribing a respective cutting circle;

a first impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the outer one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

a second impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the next adjacent one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

each of the impellers being mounted for driven rotation about a respective generally upstanding axis so as to define an outer surface which rotates around the respective axis in a direction tending to carry the Cut crop inwardly toward the discharge opening so that a radially outermost portion of the outer surface defines, by a path of movement thereof around the respective axis as it rotates, an imaginary circle;

the first and second impellers being arranged immediately adjacent without an intervening transport element or intermediate impeller such that the crop material is transferred directly from the first impeller to the second impeller without engaging an intermediate impeller;

the second impeller being supported from the frame above the next adjacent one of the disks with the axis thereof rearward of the axis of the first impeller;

the second impeller being arranged such that, in plan view, none of the imaginary circle thereof intersects the cutting circle of the outer one of the disks.
2. The header according to Claim 1 wherein the axis of the first impeller is generally aligned with the axis of the outer one of the disks.
3. The header according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein the first impeller is mounted with the outer one of the disks for common rotation therewith about a common axis therewith;
4. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the axis of the second impeller is rearward of the axis of the next adjacent one of the disks.
5. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 wherein the axis of the second impeller is outward of the axis of the next adjacent one of the disks.
6. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 5 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers and wherein the imaginary circle of the second impeller is closely adjacent the header wall,
7. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 6 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers and there is provided a stripper on the header wall for stripping material from the second impeller.
8. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 7 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers which extends to an innermost edge at the discharge opening and wherein an imaginary line which is a tangent to the imaginary circles of the first and second impellers at the front thereof meets the discharge opening inwardly of the innermost edge.
9. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 wherein each of the impellers has a plurality of angularly spaced and separate bar members thereon at spaced positions around the respective axis and arranged for engaging the crop, such that rotation of the impeller causes the bar members in front of the axis to move inwardly of the header such that the engagement of the bar members with the crop tends to carry the crop inwardly toward the discharge opening;
wherein the impeller has a bottom adjacent the cutter bar and a top spaced from the cutter bar with the bar members of the impeller being shaped such that a spacing of the bar members from the axis at a top and bottom of the impeller is larger than a spacing of the bar members from the axis at an intermediate position on the impeller spaced downwardly from the top and spaced upwardly from the bottom.
10. The header according to Claim 9 wherein the bar members are shaped such that they are inclined from the top of the impeller to said intermediate position on the impeller and from the bottom of the impeller to said intermediate position such that the spacing from the axis gradually increases.
11. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground on which there is a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least at one end of the header frame:

an outer one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

a next adjacent one of the disks being mounted at least partly outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

each of the outer one of the disks and the next adjacent one of the disks proscribing a respective cutting circle;

a first impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the outer one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

a second impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the next adjacent one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

each of the impellers being mounted for driven rotation about a respective generally upstanding axis so as to define an outer surface which rotates around the respective axis in a direction tending to carry the cut crop inwardly toward the discharge opening so that a radially outermost portion of the outer surface defines, by a path of movement thereof around the respective axis as it rotates, an imaginary circle;

the second impeller being supported from the frame above the next adjacent one of the disks with the axis thereof rearward of the axis of the first impeller;

the second impeller being arranged such that, in plan view, none of the imaginary circle thereof intersects the cutting circle of the outer one of the disks;
wherein the axis of the second impeller is outward of the axis of the next adjacent one of the disks.
12. The header according to Claim 11 wherein the first impeller is mounted with the outer one of the disks for common rotation therewith about a common axis therewith; wherein there is provided an intermediate impeller mounted for driven rotation about a respective generally upstanding axis so as to define an outer surface which rotates around the respective axis in a direction tending to carry the cut crop inwardly toward the discharge opening so that a radially outermost portion of the outer surface defines, by a path of movement thereof around the respective axis as it rotates, an imaginary circle; and wherein the axis of the intermediate impeller is aligned with the axis of the first impeller on a line joining the axes of the disks.
13. The header according to any one of Claims 11 to 12 wherein each of the impellers has a plurality of angularly spaced and separate bar members thereon at spaced positions around the respective axis and arranged for engaging the crop, such that rotation of the impeller causes the bar members in front of the axis to move inwardly of the header such that the engagement of the bar members with the crop tends to carry the crop Inwardly toward the discharge opening;
wherein the impeller has a bottom adjacent the cutter bar and a top spaced from the cutter bar with the bar members of the impeller being shaped such that a spacing of the bar members from the axis at a top and bottom of the impeller is larger than a spacing of the bar members from the axis at an intermediate position on the impeller spaced downwardly from the top and spaced upwardly from the bottom.
14. The header according to Claim 13 wherein the bar members are shaped such that they are inclined from the top of the impeller to said intermediate position on the impeller and from the bottom of the impeller to said intermediate position such that the spacing from the axis gradually increases.
15. A crop harvesting header comprising:

a header frame arranged to be transported across ground on which there is a standing crop for harvesting;

a cutter bar mounted on the header frame across a width of the header for movement across the ground for harvesting the standing crop;

a plurality of generally horizontal cutter disks mounted on the cutter bar at positions spaced transversely of the header with the disks being mounted on the cutter bar for driven rotation about respective generally upright axes spaced along the cutter bar;

each disk having mounted thereon at a position spaced outwardly from the respective axis thereof at least one cutter blade such that rotation of the disk about its axis causes a standing crop to be cut by the blade as it rotates around the axis on the disk;

the header frame defining a discharge opening through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

at least at one end of the header frame:

an outer one of the disks being mounted outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

a next adjacent one of the disks being mounted at least partly outwardly of the discharge opening such that crop cut thereby must be carried inwardly to the discharge opening;

each of the outer one of the disks and the next adjacent one of the disks proscribing a respective cutting circle;

a first impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the outer one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

a second impeller mounted at a position at or adjacent the next adjacent one of the disks for contacting the cut crop;

each of the impellers being mounted for driven rotation about a respective generally upstanding axis so as to define an outer surface which rotates around the respective axis in a direction tending to carry the cut crop inwardly toward the discharge opening so that a radially outermost portion of the outer surface defines, by a path of movement thereof around the respective axis as it rotates, an imaginary circle;

the second impeller being supported from the frame above the next adjacent one of the disks with the axis thereof rearward of the axis of the first impeller;

the second impeller being arranged such that, in plan view, none of the imaginary circle thereof intersects the cutting circle of the outer one of the disks;
wherein the first impeller is mounted with the outer one of the disks for common rotation therewith about a common axis therewith;

wherein there is provided an intermediate impeller mounted for driven rotation about a respective generally upstanding axis so as to define an outer surface which rotates around the respective axis in a direction tending to carry the cut crop inwardly toward the discharge opening so that a radially outermost portion of the outer surface defines, by a path of movement thereof around the respective axis as it rotates, an imaginary circle;

and wherein the axis of the intermediate impeller is aligned with the axis of the first impeller on a line joining the axes of the disks.
16. The header according to Claim 15 wherein the axis of the second impeller is outward of the axis of the next adjacent one of the disks.
17. The header according to any one of Claims 15 to 16 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers and wherein the imaginary circle of the second impeller is closely adjacent the header wall.
18. The header according to any one of Claims 15 to 17 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers and there is provided a stripper on the header wall for stripping material from the second impeller.
19. The header according to any one of Claims 15 to 18 wherein there is provided a header wall standing generally upwardly behind the impellers which extends to an innermost edge at the discharge opening and wherein an imaginary line which is a tangent to the imaginary circles of the first and second impellers at the front thereof meets the discharge opening inwardly of the innermost edge.
20. The header according to any one of Claims 15 to 19 wherein each of the Impellers has a plurality of angularly spaced and separate bar members thereon at spaced positions around the respective axis and arranged for engaging the crop, such that rotation of the impeller causes the bar members in front of the axis to move inwardly of the header such that the engagement of the bar members with the crop tends to carry the crop inwardly toward the discharge opening;

wherein the impeller has a bottom adjacent the cutter bar and a top spaced from the cutter bar with the bar members of the impeller being shaped such that a spacing of the bar members from the axis at a top and bottom of the impeller is larger than a spacing of the bar members from the axis at an intermediate position on the impeller spaced downwardly from the top and spaced upwardly from the bottom.
21. The header according to Claim 20 wherein the bar members are shaped such that they are inclined from the top of the impeller to said intermediate position on the impeller and from the bottom of the impeller to said intermediate position such that the spacing from the axis gradually increases.
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