Vertical Roller Device to Aid in Feeding Sugar Cane Stalk to Harvester

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016150730-A1
Application number	US-201414776383-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Priority date	Mar 14, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention refers to vertical roller devices to assist the supply of stems to sugar cane harvester, which are installed on the front side (A) of the harvester, fastened to the row dividers and which work in pairs, with elements on the right and on the left, which can consist of one or more pairs. The devices are designed to continuously propel and to guide the sugar cane stems to the inside of the harvester. The devices with vertical rollers ( 6 ) are formed by hydraulic motors ( 6 a ), finned cylinders ( 6 b ), upper fixing support members ( 6 c ) and lower fixing support members ( 6 d ). In the case of a single row, the devices are installed in the harvesters in accordance with to (B) and, in the case of two or more rows, in accordance with (C) on the inner faces ( 2 ) of the row dividers. The distance between the elements of the respective pairs decreases from the front to the inside of the harvester, guaranteeing continuous directional pressure on the cane mass as the vertical roller devices convey the cut canes towards the inside of the harvester, eliminating the jamming of stems, and maintaining a constant flow in the front part of the harvester and a consequent increase in harvest yield.

First claim

1 . VERTICAL ROLLER DEVICE FOR ASSISTING IN SUPPLYING STEMS IN SUGAR CANE HARVESTERS CHARACTERIZED in that they are vertically fastened to the inner side of the structures of row dividers of sugar cane harvesters and in that they work in pairs, continuously pushing and propelling the sugar cane stems towards the inside of the harvester.

2 . VERTICAL ROLLER DEVICES FOR ASSISTING IN SUPPLYING STEMS IN SUGAR CANE HARVESTERS, according to claim 1 , CHARACTERIZED in that they are installed on one or more pairs consisting of devices on the right and left sides, wherein the distance between each device of the pair decreases from the outside inwards and wherein these devices provide continuous supply pressure as the stems are accommodated inside the sugar cane harvester.

3 . VERTICAL ROLLER DEVICES FOR ASSISTING IN SUPPLYING STEMS IN SUGAR CANE HARVESTERS, according to claim 1 , CHARACTERIZED in that they consist of devices ( 6 ) comprising hydraulic motor elements ( 6 a ), finned cylinders ( 6 b ), upper fixing support members ( 6 c ) and lower fixing support members( 6 d ).

Assignees

• Cnh Ind America Llc

Inventors

• Mello Maurilio O

Classifications

• A01D45/10 Primary

  of sugar cane {(for digging sugar cane A01D31/00)} · CPC title

• A01D57/01 Primary

  Devices for leading crops to the mowing apparatus · CPC title