Patent ID: 8079899

Claim:
A mounting component for securing a crop handling element to a separator rotor, the mounting component comprising: side walls facing toward one another and extendable in some portions in a circumferential direction of the separator rotor upon being attached; and, a longitudinal weld seam provided in each of said side walls of the mounting component and extending substantially parallel to a respective one of said side walls for securing the mounting component to a surface of the separator rotor, wherein said longitudinal weld seam comprises a weld seam portion extending beyond a length of a respective one of said side walls and which is located at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the respective one of said side walls in a direction of rotation of said separator rotor in order that said longitudinal weld seam absorb any moment exerted by crop material coming into contact with a crop handling element attached to the mounting element during intended operation.