DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF THE POST-ACCELERATOR IN AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE

• US 20080264024A1
• Filed: 02/25/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH (CLAAS KGaA mbH)
• Original Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH (CLAAS KGaA mbH)
• Inventors: Baaken, Verena
• Granted Patent: US 7,654,068 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 56/10.2B
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/086 and means for collecting, gathering or loading mown material

Abstract

In a device for adjusting the crop material passage at the post-accelerator in an agricultural harvesting machine, in particular in a self-propelled forage harvester that includes at least one front attachment for picking up the crop material, and that is assigned to at least one processing device, the crop material handed off by the processing device passes through at least one post-accelerator, which is at least partially enclosed by a machine housing and is movable relative to the machine housing via a displacing mechanism, while the post-accelerator is fixed on the machine housing is position such that it is decoupled from the displacing mechanism.

Claims

1. A device for adjusting a crop material passage at a post-accelerator which is at least partially enclosed by a machine housing in an agricultural harvesting machine, the device comprising at least one processing device configured so that a crop material handled off by said processing device passes through the post-accelerator;

a displacing mechanism configured to move the post-accelerator relative to the machine housing; and

means for fixing the post-accelerator in position on the machine housing such that the post-accelerator is decoupled from said displacing mechanism.

2. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said means for fixing the post-accelerator include sliding devices which are assignable to each end of the post accelerator and have bottom-side lower edges lying on guide surfaces connectable with the machine housing, said sliding devices being displaceably fixable in position on the machine housing;

and further comprising at least one holding element for displaceably fixing said sliding devices in position on the machine housing.

3. A device as defined in claim 2, wherein said displacing mechanism is configured as a transmission system for displacing the post-accelerator.

4. A device as defined in claim 3, wherein said transmission system substantially includes at least two transmission elements which are rotatably connected at one end with said sliding devices of the post-accelerator and are operatively connected at the other end with a further transmission element which is supported such that it is rotatable around a curved path to adjust a position of said at least two transmission elements in a synchronous manner using said further transmission element.

5. A device as defined in claim 4, wherein said further transmission element is configured as a continuous shaft and is rotatably mountable on the machine housing;

and further comprising at least two bearing elements for mounting said further transmission element of the machine housing.

6. A device as defined in claim 4;

and further comprising at least one telescopic actuator assigned to said further transmission element and connected at one end via a pivot point with a lever arm assigned to said further transmission element and also connected at the other end via a pivot point with a holding device mountable on the machine housing.

7. A device as defined in claim 4;

and further comprising at least one telescoping actuator which is operatably connected with said further transmission element and provides a synchronous adjustment of said at least two transmission elements.

8. A device as defined in claim 7, wherein said at least one telescoping actuator is configured as an element selected from the group consisting of a hydraulic motor and an electric linear motor.

9. A device as defined in claim 4, wherein said further transmission element is adjustable on its curved path in a direction of material flow.

10. A device as defined in claim 4;

and further comprising a restraint device which is assigned to said further transmission element and includes an upper end stop and a lower end stop.

11. A device as defined in claim 4, wherein said at least two transmission elements are configured as coupling rods.

12. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said displacing mechanism is configured to displace an axle of the post-accelerator in the horizontal direction based on a position of a transfer device located downstream of the post-accelerator.

13. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein said displacing mechanism is configured so that it displaces an axle of the post-accelerator in a horizontal direction depending on a state of wear of impeller blades assigned to the post-accelerator.

14. A device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising at least one sensor arrangeable at least at one point inside the machine housing and ascertaining a parameter of a crop material selected from the group consisting of a moisture, a density, a speed, and combinations thereof.

15. A device as defined in claim 14, wherein said displacement mechanism is configured to displace an axle of the post-accelerator in the horizontal direction based on sensor signals X, Y generated by said sensor.

16. A device as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a control unit for operating said displacing mechanism and arrangeable inside a driver'"'"'s cab of the agricultural harvesting machine.

17. A device as defined in claim 1, wherein the device for adjusting the crop material passage is configured as a device provided at the post-accelerator in the agricultural harvesting machine which is a self-propelled forage harvester that includes at least one front attachment for picking up the crop material.