Abstract: A drumbar apparatus and method that allows one mechanic positioned at the frontside of a wheel on a trailer, truck, bus or any other vehicle that utilize Dayton Wheels™ or spoke wheels to hold a bolt head of a bolt located on the backside of the wheel to prevent said bolt from rotating while simultaneously removing or replacing a nut located on the frontside of the wheel that comprises a wrench end located at a second end portion of the drumbar apparatus used to hold a socket and wherein the socket is used to hold the bolt on the backside of the wheel, a handle located at first end portion of said wrench end, a middle section connecting the handle and the wrench end wherein the mechanic positioned at the frontside of the wheel holds the handle of the drumbar with his/her first hand and extends the drumbar apparatus through the axle housing of the wheel and holds the bolt located on the backside of the wheel with the socket and wherein the mechanic rotates the nut located on the frontside of the wheel on

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for pivoting the dividers of an agricultural machine for the harvesting of row crops. A multiple-part attachment having feeder housings to receive the row crops is attached to the front of the agricultural machine. The multiple-part attachment has side frames that are pivotable from a working position to a non-working position. Outer row crop dividers are arranged on the side frames in such a way that when the side frames are pivoted, the outer row crop dividers move relative to the adjacent inner row crop dividers. The relative movement of the outer row crop dividers prevents them from colliding with each other when the side frames are in a non-working position and allows for maximum feeder housing width when the side frames are in a working position.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for scanning an object using a scanning beam which is directed into a rotating deflector and which is diverted onto the object at a controllable diversion angle using a diverting unit that is arranged in a moveable manner. The diversion angle of the diverting unit is adjusted according to the centrifugal force acting upon said diverting unit and according to the rotational speed of the deflector.

Abstract: An apparatus permits production of the complete monolithic cross flow trap module in a single extrusion process followed by firing to sinter the plasticized ceramic material and remove the plastics to achieve open porosity. Consequently, the trap modules can be made in large production quantities at minimal cost.

Abstract: A self-propelled combine harvester includes a separation unit having at least one rotor housing, a sieve mechanism with sieve openings and a rotor rotatably mounted therein. A grain collecting element is arranged adjacent the sieve mechanism. A cleaning apparatus receives the grain kernels collected from the grain collecting element. A sucking blower unit generates a sucking air flow stream. The sucking blower unit draws an air stream in an upward direction through a conduit which guides the air flow stream from a space between the rotor housing of the separation unit and the grain collecting element around a front wall of the housing of the separation unit towards the sucking blower unit. A second discharge location for chaff and broken straw draws the chaff and the broken straw from under the separation unit through the conduit via the sucking blower unit. The mixture of the air, the chaff and the broken straw is directed to the ground or into a chopper via a collection duct.

Abstract: A self-propelled combine harvester having a mechanically actuated directional control valve for a hydraulic piston-cylinder unit used for driving the cutter bar in an oscillatory manner. A switching bracket is used to axially move the mechanically actuated directional control valve from a first end position to a second end position and from the second end position to the first end position. A latch is used to periodically latch a piston valve stationary. A first plunger and second plunger are alternatively and axially moved by a first spring and second spring. The first plunger and the second plunger alternatively move the valve piston from the first end position and the second position and from the second position to the first position. The valve piston will be released from the first end position or the second end position one end position from which it was arrested or latched.

Abstract: A self-propelled combine harvester having a threshing device, main threshing drum and feed drum for transferring crop to an axial dividing device. The axial dividing device has two housings that are asymmetrical and expand vertically and horizontally at their inlet ends to ensure uniform and trouble-free transfer of the harvested crop to the dividing device.

Abstract: A harvesting machine with a front-mounted harvesting attachment that is pivotable about a shaft running transversely to the direction of travel comprising and capable of lifting when an obstacle is detected that includes a sensing device with at least one double-acting hydraulic piston and cylinder unit, having a first cylinder chamber and a second cylinder chamber, arranged on the harvesting attachment, a control valve associated with the sensing device in such a way that when the sensing device is not operated, the first cylinder chamber is in fluid communication with the second cylinder chamber by a control valve and when the sensing device is operated, fluid communication between the first cylinder chamber and the second cylinder chamber is interrupted by the control valve.

Abstract: A support for a behind-the-ear hearing aid, including a body and a sound tube that includes at least one pad positioned underneath the behind-the-ear hearing aid, and at least one attachment mechanism that connects the at least one pad to the behind-the-ear hearing aid. This support device can also include a moisture guard that includes a sweat pad located underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and also includes a muffler pad located adjacent to the microphone of the hearing aid and is attached to the sound tube of the behind-the-ear hearing aid wherein the at least one attachment mechanism further includes a first attachment mechanism to attach the sweat pad underneath the body of the behind-the-ear hearing aid and a second attachment mechanism to attach the muffler pad to the sound tube and adjacent to the microphone of the behind-the-ear hearing aid. The support and sweat pads can, but are not necessarily, made of foam.

Abstract: A turbomachine is operated in a manner to improve the degree of efficiency of a machine of this type. To this end, fresh air that has been drawn in by suction is isochorically heated in individual, closed off conveying and heating chambers, which are arranged in succession in the conveying direction, and then supplied to a working machine in which the air is expanded and behind which the air is burned after being mixed with fuel. The resulting combustion gases are then guided past the conveying and heating chambers in the opposite direction to the conveying direction of the same, in such a way that the fresh air that is drawn in by suction is successively isochorically heated in said chambers.

Abstract: A rotary threshing and separation unit for grain harvesting comprising a rotor housing with a feeding zone, separation zone and discharge zone, sieve at least partially located within the separation zone, rotary driven separation rotor arranged in the rotor housing, fan or blower for generating a main air flow stream moving through at least the separation zone and discharge zone, an auxiliary flow stream, adjustable flaps and grain collecting element arranged below the sieve.

Abstract: A device for adjusting the opening width of vibrating sieves in a cleaning mechanism of combine harvesters is arranged on and vibrates directly with the sieves or the sieve frame. The device includes an electric-motor-driven adjusting mechanism which actuates in a direction along an axis which differs from the direction in which the sieve is vibrating. A detector is activated when a particular sieve opening width is achieved. When the detector is activated, the particular opening width is associated with a position of the adjusting mechanism as measured by a position sensor, thereby allowing calibration of further adjustments to the sieve opening.

Abstract: A rotary threshing and separation unit, comprising a rotor housing with a feeding zone, a separation zone and a discharge zone, parts of the circumferential housing being closed and other parts having openings, a rotary driven threshing and separation rotor arranged in the rotor housing, beater plates fixed on the threshing and separation rotor, and sucking air flow stream generating device sucking an air flow stream from the discharge zone through the rotor housing. Guiding elements arranged in the discharge zone, which are projecting over the inner surface of the rotor housing to an extent to which they allow chaff to be sucked out of the rotor housing but retain grain kernels inside. Helical vanes in at least the first half of the length of the rotor housing are projecting over the inner surface of the rotor housing and are at an angle or inclined towards the feeding direction of the harvested crop to support the feeding action.

Abstract: A drum chopper in which cutting blades are locked in a form-fitting relationship to blade receptacles includes a locking structure between the blades and receptacles and a clamping piece. In one embodiment, the locking structure is integrally formed in the bearing surfaces of the receptacle and the mating surfaces blade by a latch projection in the receptacle and a lug in the blade. In another embodiment, the locking structure is formed by matching grooves in the mating surfaces of the receptacle and blade and a key inserted into the matching grooves. The clamping piece is inserted between the blade and a stop in the receptacle to secure the arrangement.

Abstract: A rotary threshing and separation unit, comprising a rotor housing with a feeding zone, separation zone and is discharge zone, parts of the circumferential housing being closed and other parts having openings, rotary driven threshing and separation rotor arranged in the rotor housing, beater plates fixed on the threshing and separation rotor, fan to produce a main air flow stream and auxiliary air flow stream through the rotor housing, and wherein baffle plates are adjustable and located between the sieve and grain collection element wherein the baffle plates effect the auxiliary air flow stream. The baffle plates are adjustable in position, length and width parallel and traverse to the rotary threshing and separation unit axis.

Abstract: The spheroidized hard material powders are produced by introducing a finely ground basic mixture of hard material into a thermal, inductively coupled high-frequency plasma so that at the same time a chemical conversion reaction to form an alloy and/or chemical reaction and spheroidization of the particles in the plasma take place. The hard material mixture may be powder, granules, or a suspension or any combination thereof. Hence, a mixture consisting of MexMy, wherein Me is a metal and M is a metalloid so that different metals and metalloids may be combined in the required metal-metalloid ratio is injected axially into an inductively coupled, high-frequency plasma with the aid of a carrier gas stream. The spheroidized hard material powder has excellent suitability for protection against wear.

Abstract: In a combine incorporating blowers (9) for spreading the discharge mixture of chopped straw and chaff over a wide area, the kinetic energy obtained through the medium of a chopper or feed device located prior to the blowers is retained so as to save on drive power by making the material outlet opening (4′) of the chopper (4) or the feed device lie in the same plane as the inlet opening (9′) of the blower (9).

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for rapidly treating the surface and subsurface of soil by irradiation with microwave energy to preclude germination of existing seeds and to kill weeds prior to sowing new seed and to kill insects. A microwave weed seed sterilizer is powered by a generator set to produce microwave energy to a predetermined depth in the soil. The preferred embodiment of the microwave weed seed sterilizer is portable and operatively attached to a self-propelled farm machine. The self-propelled farm machine moves along a field while the portable microwave weed seed sterilizer emits microwave energy into the soil.