CA2596627A1 - Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and converging system for forming a swath - Google Patents

Crop harvesting header with rotary disks and converging system for forming a swath Download PDF

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CA2596627A1
CA2596627A1 CA 2596627 CA2596627A CA2596627A1 CA 2596627 A1 CA2596627 A1 CA 2596627A1 CA 2596627 CA2596627 CA 2596627 CA 2596627 A CA2596627 A CA 2596627A CA 2596627 A1 CA2596627 A1 CA 2596627A1
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01DHARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D34/00Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters
    • A01D34/01Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus
    • A01D34/412Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters
    • A01D34/63Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis
    • A01D34/64Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle
    • A01D34/66Mowers; Mowing apparatus of harvesters characterised by features relating to the type of cutting apparatus having rotating cutters having cutters rotating about a vertical axis mounted on a vehicle, e.g. a tractor, or drawn by an animal or a vehicle with two or more cutters
    • A01D34/664Disc cutter bars

Abstract

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. A discharge opening is defined in a rear wall inwardly of the outer disks and a swath converging apparatus is mounted in the mouth of the opening and is formed by two pairs of upstanding cylindrical rollers rotatable about their axes in a direction to carry the crop inwardly of the discharge opening. The pairs are mounted on respective top and bottom plates which pivot about the axis of the outer roller with the latter extending forwardly to overlap a floor plate of the cutter bar.

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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 defined by spaced upstanding side walls located at a spacing narrower than a width of the cutter bar through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

the header frame including two walls each located at a respective end of the header frame and each extending behind at least one of the disks from a respective one of the side walls of the discharge opening outwardly toward the respective end of the header frame such that the cut crop material is converged inwardly in front of the wall to the discharge opening;

and a swath converging apparatus mounted at the discharge opening for converging sides of the swath to be laid on the ground behind the header;

the swath converging apparatus comprising two assemblies each of at least two rollers with each assembly mounted at a respective side wall of the discharge opening;

said at least two rollers of each assembly each having an upstanding axis with an innermost one of the rollers being mounted with its axis inwardly of an outermost one of the rollers and at least the innermost one of the rollers being mounted so as to be located wholly inwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening;

the rollers of each assembly each being driven for rotation about its axis in a direction to carry the crop inwardly of the discharge opening.
2. The header according to Claim 1 wherein each of the rollers is mounted so as to be located wholly inwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening.
3. The header according to Claim 1 or 2 wherein each of the rollers is cylindrical.
4. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein each of the rollers has a plurality of longitudinal ribs on the outer wall.
5. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 wherein at least the innermost one of the rollers of the assembly is adjustable in a direction toward and away from the respective side wall of the discharge opening.
6. The header according to Claim 5 wherein the swath converging apparatus includes an actuator and a linkage driven by the actuator and connected between the two assemblies for effecting common adjustment movement of the innermost rollers of the two assemblies.
7. The header according to Claim 6 wherein the actuator is a hydraulic cylinder.
8. The header according to any one of Claims 5 to 7 wherein the innermost one of the rollers of the assembly is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis at or adjacent to the axis of the outer one.
9. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 8 wherein the innermost and outermost rollers of the assembly are mounted on a common support.
10. The header according to Claim 9 wherein the common support includes a top mounting plate and a parallel bottom mounting plate.
11. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 10 wherein the axis of the innermost roller is inward and rearward of the axis of the outermost roller.
12. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 11 wherein the rollers are driven by a hydraulic drive motor which allows adjustment of the rate of rotation thereof.
13. The header according to Claim 12 wherein each of the rollers is driven by a separate hydraulic motor independently of the others.
14. The header according to Claim 13 wherein the inner and outer rollers of the assembly are mounted on a common support including a top mounting plate and a parallel bottom mounting plate and wherein each of the rollers is connected rigidly to a motor shaft at a top end of the shaft at the top plate with a motor flange mounted at the top plate for floating movement relative to the top plate and with single spherical bearing connecting the shaft to the bottom plate at bottom to hold radial and thrust load.
15. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 14 wherein the cutter bar is arranged underneath the cutter disks for driving the cutter disks and includes a floor plate extending rearwardly from the cutter bar to a position adjacent the pair of rollers and arranged to prevent cut crop from falling to the ground in front of the pair of rollers.
16. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 15 wherein the assembly of rollers is mounted on a bottom plate which extends forwardly from the rollers to provide a guide surface tending to reduce the possibility of the crop hitting the ground in front of the rollers.
17. The header according to Claim 16 wherein the cutter bar includes a floor plate extending rearwardly to a position adjacent the pair of rollers and wherein the bottom plate overlaps the floor plate.
18. The header according to Claim 16 or 17 wherein the bottom plate converges to a front apex between the inner and outer rollers.
19. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 18 wherein at least the outer one of the disks includes an impeller mounted thereon, upstanding therefrom and rotatable therewith to engage crop and provide contact therewith tending to carry the crop inwardly to the discharge opening.
20. The header according to any one of Claims 1 to 19 wherein, on each side of the discharge opening, there are two outer disks arranged outwardly of the discharge opening and wherein there are three impellers at the outer disks arranged in a row across the outer disks so as to engage crop and provide contact therewith tending to carry the crop inwardly to the discharge opening.
21. 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 defined by spaced upstanding side walls located at a spacing narrower than a width of the cutter bar through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

the header frame including two walls each located at a respective end of the header frame and each extending behind at least one of the disks from a respective one of the side walls of the discharge opening outwardly toward the respective end of the header frame such that the cut crop material is converged inwardly in front of the wall to the discharge opening;

and a swath converging apparatus mounted at the discharge opening for converging sides of the swath to be laid on the ground behind the header;

the swath converging apparatus comprising two assemblies each of at least two rollers with each assembly mounted at a respective side wall of the discharge opening;

the rollers of each assembly each being driven for rotation about its axis in a direction to carry the crop inwardly of the discharge opening;

said at least two rollers of each assembly including an innermost one of the rollers mounted inwardly of an outermost one of the rollers and at least the innermost one of the rollers being mounted so as to be located wholly inwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening;

at least the innermost one of the rollers of each assembly being mounted for adjustment movement in a direction inwardly and outwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening;

wherein the swath converging apparatus includes an actuator and a linkage driven by the actuator and connected between the two assemblies for effecting common adjustment movement of the innermost rollers of the two assemblies.
22. 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 defined by spaced upstanding side walls located at a spacing narrower than a width of the cutter bar through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

the header frame including two walls each located at a respective end of the header frame and each extending behind at least one of the disks from a respective one of the side walls of the discharge opening outwardly toward the respective end of the header frame such that the cut crop material is converged inwardly in front of the wall to the discharge opening;

and a swath converging apparatus mounted at the discharge opening for converging sides of the swath to be laid on the ground behind the header;

the swath converging apparatus comprising two assemblies each of at least two rollers with each assembly mounted at a respective side wall of the discharge opening;

the rollers of each assembly each being driven for rotation about its axis in a direction to carry the crop inwardly of the discharge opening;

said at least two rollers of each assembly including an innermost one of the rollers mounted inwardly of an outermost one of the rollers and at least the innermost one of the rollers being mounted so as to be located wholly inwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening;

wherein each of the rollers is driven by a separate hydraulic motor independently of the others of the rollers.
23. 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 defined by spaced upstanding side walls located at a spacing narrower than a width of the cutter bar through which the cut crop is discharged for forming a swath behind the header;

the header frame including two walls each located at a respective end of the header frame and each extending behind at least one of the disks from a respective one of the side walls of the discharge opening outwardly toward the respective end of the header frame such that the cut crop material is converged inwardly in front of the wall to the discharge opening;

and a swath converging apparatus mounted at the discharge opening for converging sides of the swath to be laid on the ground behind the header;

the swath converging apparatus comprising two assemblies each mounted at a respective side wall of the discharge opening and each including at least one roller;

said at least one roller of each assembly each being driven for rotation about its axis in a direction to carry the crop inwardly of the discharge opening;

said at least one roller being mounted so as to be located wholly inwardly of the respective side wall of the discharge opening;

wherein the cutter bar is arranged underneath the cutter disks for driving the cutter disks;

and wherein there is provided a floor plate extending rearwardly from the cutter bar to a position adjacent said at least one roller and arranged to prevent cut crop from failing to the ground in front of said at least one roller.
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