Patent ID: 6988353
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT FOR REAPING AND COLLECTING BRANCHES OF DIVERSE CULTURES, characterized in that it comprises a chassis ( 1 ) formed of various front ( 2 ) and rear ( 3 ) transversal, tubular components, interconnected by cross beams ( 4 ) and front ( 5 ) and rear ( 6 ) vertical and lateral supports, forming a generally parallelepiped-shaped structures, the front and rear components of which comprise attachment points for front ( 7 ) and rear ( 8 ) wheel carriages, the rear portion of which includes universal coupling means for connection to the drive unit; said front wheel carriages ( 7 ) are assembled at the lower ends of L-shaped supports ( 9 ), the upper ends of which are adjustably attached ( 10 ) to the corresponding component of the chassis ( 1 ), where said supports ( 9 ) also constitute supports for the line openers ( 11 ) assembled at the front of the front wheel carriages ( 4 ), with each wheel carriage having a pantographic support formed of two arms ( 12 ) which at one end are hingedly attached to the L-shaped support ( 9 ), whereas at the opposite ends they are hingedly attached to a ramped structure ( 13 ), to the lower end of the ramped structure ( 13 ) is attached a skid ( 14 ) and bar comb ( 15 ); in addition, along the front portion of such ramped structure ( 13 ) is rotatingly attached a roll ( 16 ) which, in addition of having its surface provided with a senoidal rib, also has its upper end operationally coupled to a cardan shaft ( 17 ) which in turn extends rearwards, fully crossing the structure ( 1 ), passing through two bearings ( 18 ) so that its end may receive a pulley ( 19 ) and respective belt ( 20 ), which extends downwards to another lower pulley ( 21 ), the shaft ( 22 ) of which is driven by hydraulic motor ( 23 ) at one end thereof, whereas its opposite is provided to drive one of two conveyors ( 24 ) transversely assembled on the lower and rear portion of the structure ( 1 ), these conveyors acting to receive the collected branches, with a discharge opening ( 25 ) arranged between said conveyors and, to that effect, said conveyors ( 15 ) rotate in opposite directions in order to displace the collected branches towards said central opening ( 25 ); at the rear portion of the implement the other wheel carriage ( 8 ) is assembled jointly with supports ( 26 ) turning them into steerable rollers or wheels; at the front, lower portion of the chassis ( 1 ) a reaping assembly ( 27 ) is transversely assembled and, right above it or inside the first half of the chassis ( 1 ) and before the conveyors ( 24 ) is assembled a branch collecting assembly ( 28 ), both being driven by further hydraulic motors ( 29 ) and ( 30 ), with the first one including a transmission ( 31 ), whereas the other is assembled directly to the drive shaft of said reaping assembly ( 27 ), which is comprised of a lower structure ( 32 ), in the shape of a frame, with the rear portion of the frame being adjustably attached through a sliding fit ( 33 ) directly to the rear, lower portion of the chassis ( 1 ), whereas at the front end said reaper is kept suspended by a vertical spring ( 34 ) and respective stretching bolt attached to the chassis ( 1 ); also at said end said reaper possesses the cutting points ( 35 ) each crossed by a V-shaped cutting blade assembled on a ruler which is in turn coupled to a drive box with an eccentric output shaft ( 36 ) which is in turn coupled to the hydraulic motor ( 30 ); said branch collecting assembly ( 28 ) is comprised of a roll ( 37 ) with a plurality of arched, retractile fangs ( 38 ) circularly arranged in groups of eight, so that between one and another group U-shaped plates ( 39 ) are intercalated, with the round end of which being turned to the front, whereas their ends are attached to a structure or support points ( 40 ) above which a dragging roll ( 41 ) is positioned.