Patent ID: 9320197
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A01D,B62D

Claim Text:
1. In a self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine ( 10 ) having a chassis ( 12 ), which is supported on means ( 14 , 16 ) which are in contact with the ground and by way of which the harvesting machine ( 10 ) is movable over a field in a normal forward direction of travel (V), a steering control device ( 62 ) by way of which the means ( 14 , 16 ) which are in contact with the ground are steerable, a harvested crop processing device ( 35 ) which is arranged within the chassis ( 12 ) and an input conveyer ( 36 ) which is arranged on the front end of the chassis ( 12 ), a crop attachment ( 20 ), which is mounted so as to be pivotable about a vertical axis in relation to the chassis ( 12 ) for the reception of harvested crop, being arranged upstream of said input conveyor, said harvested crop being delivered in the harvesting operation by the input conveyor ( 36 ) to the harvested crop processing device ( 35 ), wherein said crop attachment ( 20 ) being supported on the ground by drivable and steerable crop attachment ground contacting means ( 52 , 76 ); a power-operated steering actuator ( 54 ) being coupled for effecting steering of said ground contacting means ( 52 , 56 ); and said steering control device ( 62 ) being coupled to said steering actuator ( 54 ), wherein an elongated intermediate conveyor ( 34 ) is arranged between the crop attachment ( 20 ) and the input conveyor ( 36 ), wherein the crop attachment ( 20 ) Includes a left-hand segment ( 22 ), a right-hand segment ( 24 ) and a central segment ( 26 ) with means for the reception of the harvested crop, and having respectively arranged on their rear sides a left-hand conveyor ( 28 ), a right-hand conveyor ( 30 ) and a central conveyor ( 32 ) which transfer the received harvested crop in the harvesting operation to the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ) wherein the left-hand and right-hand segments ( 22 , 24 ) have respective inner ends mounted for pivoting about vertical axes ( 64 ), whereby the left-hand segment ( 22 ) and right-hand segment ( 24 ) of the crop attachment ( 10 ) are mounted for movement into a folded-in transport position, in which the left-hand and right-hand segments ( 22 , 24 ) are pivoted to the rear about the vertical axes ( 64 ) out of their operating position in opposition to the forward direction and are situated above the intermediate conveyor ( 34 ).