A combine header comprising a header table with a knife extending along the front lower edge thereof. Seed pans are evenly spaced and extend forward from the front lower edge of the header table and slot is formed between them. At a middle portion of each slot a stripping plate slopes upward, outward, and rearward from a middle first point on a first one of the sidewalls forming the slot to an upper stripping edge of the stripping plate. The upper stripping edge is located above a top rear edge of a second one of the sidewalls forming the slot and aligned with same such that a vertically oriented stripping gap is formed between the upper stripping edge of the stripping plate and the top rear edge of the second one of the sidewalls. A rotating reel moves material from the seed pans rearward onto the header table.

A dual cut header assembly including a header, a chopper suspended from the header, and an actuator system comprising one or more cylinders. The actuator system solely connects the chopper to the header. The dual cut header assembly further includes at least one sensor for measuring a state of the chopper and an actuator steering module connected to the actuator system. The header is configured to be lifted by an agricultural vehicle to cut crop material from a field at a first height. The chopper is configured to cut the crop material at a second height lower than the first height. The actuator steering module is configured to automatically adapt the distance based on the measured state of the chopper.

The present invention relates to a device (2) for harvesting stalk-like stem crops, having a number of picking units (4) which are arranged alongside one another on the frame (6) of the device (2) and each have picking plates (12), laterally delimiting a picking gap (14), and picking rotors (16) located therebeneath, conveying units which are assigned to the respective picking units (4), are configured as continuous conveyors (22) that are driven in circulation, are arranged on opposite sides above a picking gap (14) and are configured with drivers (18) fastened to the circulating elements, and a transverse conveying device (8) arranged downstream of the conveying units. In order to find an arrangement for the continuous conveyors which results in a reduced overall width without the intake of laid maize being substantially impaired, it is proposed that the axes of rotation (24) of front deflection wheels (26) of the continuous conveyors (22) be positioned obliquely at an angle (32) transversely to the working width of the device (2) and to the picking plane (28), which is defined by the mutually facing front edges of the picking plates (12) assigned to a picking gap (14), such that the axes of rotation (24), considered to be lengthened, intersect above the picking plates (12) at a distance from the picking plane (28), and the drivers (18) formed on the continuous conveyors (22) are for their part positioned upwardly at an angle (30) to the axis of rotation (24) of the deflection wheels (26).

A plant pushing apparatus for mounting on a reel of a combine where the reel comprises a center shaft rotatably mounted at each end thereof to the combine header, a plurality of contact members mounted to the center shaft in a horizontal orientation radially spaced from the center shaft, and a drive operative to rotate the center shaft such that the contact members below the center shaft move in a rearward direction toward the combine header. For each contact member, a projecting shield member is adapted at an inner portion thereof for attachment to the contact member such that an outer edge of the projecting shield member is substantially horizontal and rearward of the contact member, and such that the outer edge of the projecting shield member contacts plant stalks, particularly sunflower plant stalks, and pushes the plant stalks toward the combine header ahead of the following attached contact member.

A dual cut header assembly including a header, a chopper suspended from the header, and an actuator system comprising one or more cylinders. The actuator system solely connects the chopper to the header. The dual cut header assembly further includes at least one sensor for measuring a state of the chopper and an actuator steering module connected to the actuator system. The header is configured to be lifted by an agricultural vehicle to cut crop material from a field at a first height. The chopper is configured to cut the crop material at a second height lower than the first height. The actuator steering module is configured to automatically adapt the distance based on the measured state of the chopper.

A dual cut header assembly a header, a chopper suspended from the header, and at least one actuator is provided between the chopper and the header for adapting a distance between the chopper and the header. The dual cut header assembly further includes at least one sensor for measuring a state of the chopper, and an actuator steering module connected to the at least one actuator. The header is provided to be lifted by an agricultural combine to cut crop material from a field at a first height. The chopper is provided to cut the crop material at a second height lower than the first height. The actuator steering module is configured to automatically adapt the distance based on the measured state.

A harvesting attachment for a harvester comprises a frame which includes a rear wall and a base wall. The base wall includes at its end a fastening region for fastening a harvesting unit.

The present invention relates to a device for harvesting stalk-like stem crops, having a number of picking units (2) which are arranged alongside one another on the frame of the device and each have picking plates (6), which laterally delimit a picking gap (4) and are adjustable in the transverse direction, and at least one picking rotor (8) located therebeneath, conveying units (10) which are assigned to the respective picking units (2), are configured as continuous conveyors that are driven in circulation, are arranged on opposite sides above a picking gap (4) and are configured with drivers fastened to the circulating elements, and a transverse conveying device arranged downstream of the conveying units (10), wherein the transverse adjustment of the picking plates (6) takes place by means of anchor plates (12) which are movable in rotation about an axis of rotation (14) by an adjusting lever (20). In order to create an adjusting mechanism which requires a smaller overall width, it is proposed that one or more anchor plates (12) each have two joint axes (16) via which the adjacent picking plates (6) are connected to these armature plates (12), and that the two picking plates (6) be movable in the transverse direction via the joint axes (16) in the event of a rotary movement of these anchor plates (12) about their axes of rotation.

The present invention relates to a device (2) for harvesting stalk-like stem crops, having a number of picking units (4) which are arranged alongside one another on the frame (6) of the device (2) and each have picking plates (12), laterally delimiting a picking gap (14), and picking rotors (16) located therebeneath, conveying units which are assigned to the respective picking units (4), are configured as continuous conveyors (22) that are driven in circulation, are arranged on opposite sides above a picking gap (14) and are configured with drivers (18) fastened to the circulating elements, and a transverse conveying device (8) arranged downstream of the conveying units. In order to find an arrangement for the continuous conveyors which results in a reduced overall width without the intake of laid maize being substantially impaired, it is proposed that the axes of rotation (24) of front deflection wheels (26) of the continuous conveyors (22) be positioned obliquely at an angle (32) transversely to the working width of the device (2) and to the picking plane (28), which is defined by the mutually facing front edges of the picking plates (12) assigned to a picking gap (14), such that the axes of rotation (24), considered to be lengthened, intersect above the picking plates (12) at a distance from the picking plane (28), and the drivers (18) formed on the continuous conveyors (22) are for their part positioned upwardly at an angle (30) to the axis of rotation (24) of the deflection wheels (26).

The present invention relates to a device (2) for harvesting stalk-like stem crops, having a number of picking units (10) which are arranged alongside one another on the frame of the device (2) and each have at least one picking rotor (12), picking plates laterally delimiting a picking gap, and conveying units which are assigned thereto and are configured as continuous conveyors (14) that are driven in circulation, a series gearbox (26) that drives the members of each picking unit (4), longitudinal beams (22), in arranged between the picking gaps, for supporting members of the picking units (10), a transverse beam (8) to which the picking units (10) are fastened, and a transverse conveying device (24) arranged downstream of the conveying units. In order to design the known devices such that they can be operated with a shallower setting angle of the picking units without pushing residual harvested material into heaps with their undersides, it is proposed that the picking units (10) be connected to the transverse beam (8) at their rear sides via the series gearbox (26) and/or via a longitudinal beam (22) and that the transverse beam (8) be arranged in a horizontal plane in which the series gearbox (26) of the picking units (10) is also arranged