Patent ID: 7846052
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: A01D,B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine comprising: a frame extending in the forward operating direction, that is supported on devices in contact with the ground, and that can be moved in the forward operating direction by the devices in contact with the ground; operating devices to take up and/or process the harvested crop, which can be driven by means of a drive belt, and that can be driven by a belt pulley with an axis of rotation extending horizontally and transverse to the forward operating direction; a first internal combustion engine with a first crankshaft supported on the frame; a second internal combustion engine with a second crankshaft supported on the frame; and, a connecting gearbox arranged ahead of the internal combustion engines connected so as to be driven by the first crankshaft, the second crankshaft and the belt pulley; a first clutch; and, a second clutch; wherein both internal combustion engines are arranged side by side alongside each other relative to the forward operating direction and the crankshafts extend in the forward operating direction, and wherein the connecting gearbox includes a first angle gearbox and a second angle gearbox, that may be connected so as to be driven by in each case one of the crankshafts and a transverse shaft arranged in the transverse direction so as to drive, and that the transverse shaft is connected to the belt pulley.