Beet Crop Heap Divider Apparatus
First Claim
1. A pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop from a root crop heap, the pick-up apparatus comprising:
- a pick-up section whichdefines a pick-up direction a pick-up plane and a first lateral outward direction,comprises a pick-up member,and a pick-up frame,the pick-up frame having a first lateral side, a second lateral side and forming a pick-up opening,the pick-up opening and the pick-up direction defining a pick-up area on the pick-up plane,whereinthe pick-up apparatus comprises a heap divider adapted for dividing the root crop heap and comprising a mobile heap dividing member, in thatthe mobile heap dividing member has an outer end, an inner end and a longitudinal axis, in thatthe mobile heap dividing member has a heap dividing position, in thatwhen the mobile heap dividing member is in the heap dividing position, the mobile heap dividing member is adapted to convey root crop which is part of the root crop heap and which is situated outside the pick-up area into the pick-up area to be picked up by the pick-up member,the outer end is located laterally outwards of the first lateral side taken in the first lateral outward direction,and the longitudinal axis is inclined about an elevation angle α
between α
=0° and
20°
, with respect to the pick-up plane.
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Abstract
The pick-up apparatus (2) for picking up harvested root crop, in particular sugar beets, from a root crop heap, comprises a pick-up section (8) which defines a pick-up direction PD a pick-up plane PL and a first lateral outward direction LOD1, comprises a pick-up member (24), and a pick-up frame (20), the pick-up frame (20) having a first lateral side (36), a second lateral side (38) and forming a pick-up opening (42), the pick-up opening (42) and the pick-up direction PD defining a pick-up area PA on the pick-up plane PL. The pick-up apparatus (2) comprises a heap divider (10) adapted for dividing the root crop heap and comprising a mobile heap dividing member (100), the mobile heap dividing member is adapted to convey root crop which is situated outside the pick-up area PA into the pick-up area PA.
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20 Claims
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1. A pick-up apparatus for picking up harvested root crop from a root crop heap, the pick-up apparatus comprising:
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a pick-up section which defines a pick-up direction a pick-up plane and a first lateral outward direction, comprises a pick-up member, and a pick-up frame, the pick-up frame having a first lateral side, a second lateral side and forming a pick-up opening, the pick-up opening and the pick-up direction defining a pick-up area on the pick-up plane, wherein the pick-up apparatus comprises a heap divider adapted for dividing the root crop heap and comprising a mobile heap dividing member, in that the mobile heap dividing member has an outer end, an inner end and a longitudinal axis, in that the mobile heap dividing member has a heap dividing position, in that when the mobile heap dividing member is in the heap dividing position, the mobile heap dividing member is adapted to convey root crop which is part of the root crop heap and which is situated outside the pick-up area into the pick-up area to be picked up by the pick-up member, the outer end is located laterally outwards of the first lateral side taken in the first lateral outward direction, and the longitudinal axis is inclined about an elevation angle α
between α
=0° and
20°
, with respect to the pick-up plane.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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