Patent ID: 7370463
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A cutting system reel of a harvesting machine comprising: a central carrier body defining a longitudinal axis and having an outer face extending over a length corresponding to the reel width between a first axial end and a second axial end, said first and second axial end connected to the harvesting machine; a multiplicity of support elements are distanced from each other along the longitudinal axis on the carrier body; the support elements support tine carriers that are distributed on a circle around the longitudinal axis, said tine carries support tines mounted adjacent to the cutting system; two first clamping units each including a split clamping sleeve enclosing at least partially the outer face of the carrier body in the circumferential direction and a clamping mechanism associated with the clamping sleeve to frictionally clamp the clamping sleeve on the outer face of the central carrier body and the two first clamping units each coupled with a bearing trunnion centered on the longitudinal axis, one of the first clamping units to be fixed on the first axial end of the carrier body and the other of the first clamping units fixed on the second axial end of the carrier body, a plurality of second clamping units distributedly arranged between the two first clamping units, said plurality of second clamping units each having a clamping sleeve and clamping mechanism which enable independent positioning each of said plurality of second clamping units in multiple positions along the longitudinal axis of said central carrier body between said two first clamping units when not being clamped on said outer face, said first and second clamping units each supporting, respectively, at least one support element of said multiplicity of support elements and said tine carriers being commonly supported by said support elements of said second clamping units and said support elements of said first clamping units.