Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a first rotating working member rotating about an axis; a non-rotating working member cooperatively associated with the first working member; and at least one releasable segment associated with the first rotating working member, forming an assembly and dismounting opening when the releasable segment is removed and wherein the assembly and dismounting opening creates an access to the non-rotating working member and additional adjacent working members.

Abstract: A system of positioning mobile objects has a satellite receiving unit arrangeable on a mobile object, a plurality of navigation satellites rotating on earth's orbits so that their positions continuously change relative to a stationary point, and so that satellite signals are received by the satellite receiving unit for determination of their position coordinates, a stationary reference satellite receiving station arranged so that the satellite receiving unit of the mobile object receives a correction signal with correction data from the stationary reference satellite receiving unit for exactly known position coordinates and for a computation of corrected position data, an electronic evaluating and processing unit through which the correction signals received from at least two reference satellite receiving stations are supplied, the evaluating and processing unit determining from the correction signals of the different stationary reference satellite receiving stations an optimal error correction signal, s

Abstract: A multiple-axle steering system for an agricultural machine with at least one primary-controlled axle and at least one secondary axle, where the latter's steering deflection angle varies along a progressive characteristic curve as a function of the primary-controlled axle's steering deflection angle. The variation in steering deflection angle along the progressive characteristic curve means that the steering deflection angle of the primary-controlled axle in a range around the zero or neutral position initially results in only a slight steering deflection of the secondary axle. As the steering deflection of the primary-controlled axle increases, the steering deflection angle of the secondary axle progressively approaches the steering deflection angle of the primary-controlled axle. When using all-wheel steering, the use of the progressive characteristic curve facilitates smooth steering when driving on the road, where usually minimal steering deflection is performed by the machine operator.

Abstract: The route planning method for agricultural work vehicles having a definite working width for generation of at least one work path or track over a field includes inputting at least one field-specific datum and at least one work vehicle-specific datum into an electronic data processing unit; providing a computational algorithm in the electronic data processing unit for generation of the at least one work path or track, which includes at least one optimization criterion for the at least one work path or track and generating the at least one work path or track by executing the computational algorithm to obtain the at least one work path or track in the form of at least one digitized work route for one or more work vehicles using the at least one field-specific datum and/or the at least one work vehicle-specific datum. A guidance apparatus for performing the method is also described.

Abstract: A baler for agricultural products has a chassis, a pickup, a transporting passage, a pressing chamber, a binding device, a discharging device, a working element performing working operations in the baler, a main drive shaft connected with the working element for driving the working means, at least one planetary summing transmission connected with an operative for driving the main drive shaft, a first drive unit including a cardan shaft and transmitting rotation with a first rotary speed to the planetary summing transmission, and a second drive unit transmitting a rotation to the planetary summing transmission with a second regulatable rotary speed, so that the planetary summing transmission summarizes the rotary speeds of the first and second drive units and produces a rotation with an output speed for driving the main drive shaft.

Abstract: A harvesting machine with an automatic steering mechanism consists of a self-propelled machine with a cutterbar mounted in the driving direction. The harvesting machine also has generally-known locating devices to scan the crop edge, in particular, the border between the mowed and unmowed crops. The location devices produce signals that are processed by a controller and, via devices well-known in the art, are utilized by the automatic steering mechanism. The crop edge is scanned in at least two variable distances in front of the cutterbar. The controller processes at least two locating signals received in variable scanning distances in front of the cutterbar. The locating signals are used by devices well-known in the art for the automatic steering mechanism.

Abstract: A device for overloading products from a working machine having a driver's stand to a transporting vehicle has an overloading unit provided in the working machine, and a monitor assembly for monitoring overloading of the product from the working machine to the transporting vehicle, the monitor assembly including an analog monitoring camera associated with the overloading unit and filming an overloading process, an analog control monitor arranged in the driver's cabin of the working machine such that an indication of the monitoring camera is performed by the control monitor, a first microprocessor connected to the monitoring camera and digitalizing a video signal, a second microprocessor to which the video signal is transmitted, and a digitally operating graphic indicator to which the digitalized video signal is transmitted by the second microprocessor for indication.

Abstract: An agricultural vehicle has a main vehicle, a treatment device arranged adjustably relative to the vehicle with respect to at least one of a position and an orientation of the treatment device, a satellite navigation receiving unit, and an evaluating unit which determines from data of the satellite navigation receiving unit an absolute position of at least one reference point on the treatment device in a terrestrial reference system.

Abstract: The present invention describes a self-propelled or pulled baler for producing bales of agriculturally-harvested crops. Harvested crops are compressed in the feeding channel before entering the actual baling chamber. For this purpose a sensor reaches into the feeding channel. Crops will be pushed against the sensor by the feed rakes. As soon as a pre-adjusted pressure can be measured at the sensor, and the baling ram has moved towards the front dead center position, the motion track of the feed rakes will be switched so the compressed crops located in the feeding channel will be fed into the baling chamber through a single loading stroke. The change of the motion track of the feed rakes dependent upon the pressure sensor has the advantage that, with each loading stroke, an equal amount of compressed crops are fed into the actual baling chamber. Thus, bales of a consistent density can be produced.

Abstract: A method of producing a roller casing of a roller has providing a plane casing blank, forming an outer helical raised structure on the plane casing blank, bending the plane casing blank with the raised structure to form a cylindrical roller casing, and connecting with one another abutting regions of the cylindrical roller casing.

Abstract: For automatically controlling a differential lock in drive axles of a motor vehicle, an arrangement has a lock coupling, an actuator for actuating the lock coupling, a plurality of rotary speed sensors associated with wheels of the vehicle for forming the rotary speed signal, a control unit for receiving the rotary speed signals and forming a control signal for controlling the actuator means, the control unit including computing means for computing a nominal rotary speed value associated with each of the wheels so that a computed nominal rotary speed value is determined continuously in dependence from a corresponding traveling condition, a first comparing unit for forming a difference rotary speed value from a comparison of a measured rotary speed value with the computed nominal rotary speed value, and a second comparing unit for forming the control signal so that when the difference rotary speed value exceeds a predetermined threshold value the lock coupling is engaged and when the difference rotary speed va

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus for ejecting a material, in particular a straw material, having a pivot unit comprising an impeller blower, a cooperating fluid cylinder, with a control unit comprising at least one directional control valve for control of the fluid cylinder so that at least one ejection nozzle of the impeller blower can be pivoted reciprocally. The control unit further comprises a pressure control valve. An electrical control device is provided, which acts on the pressure control valve and/or the directional control valve in such a way that a piston of the fluid cylinder essentially performs a harmonic reciprocating movement.

Abstract: The pre-filled single-use hypodermic devices must be provided with a needle cap device (1) during storage for protection of the injector needle (4) and the contents of the hypodermic device which is removed prior to use. The two-part needle cap device (1) includes a plastic outer casing (5) of hard elastic transparent material which is provided inside with a lining member (6) sealing the tip of the injector needle and made from a soft elastic material. The injector head (2) and the plastic outer casing (5) have a coupling device for making a mechanical stable form-fitting connection and/or a positive-locking connection with a reliable microbiological seal when the injector head (2) is inserted in the outer casing (5). This coupling device is formed by elements on or features of the injector head (2) and outer casing (5).

Abstract: An agricultural baler has a pickup elements, a conveyor transporting a harvested product stream picked up from a field by the pickup element, a baling chamber for baling the harvested product, a transferring element for transporting the harvested product from the conveyor to the baling chamber, the transferring element including a cylinder and a plurality of disks arranged on the cylinder, and a plurality of strippers extending into spaces between the disks for preventing winding of the harvested product on the disks, the strippers being formed as sensing brackets for sensing deviation of the strippers. Also a deviation of knife blades arranged in spaces between the neighboring disks and offset relative to the strippers can be evaluated as well.

Abstract: A self-propelled chopper forage harvester has a flap assembly at the discharge end of a pivotable ejector pipe. A hydraulic actuator moves the flap assembly about a generally horizontal axis for directing the projection of the forage. The flap assembly is removably mounted so it can be either at a position at the top of the discharge end of the ejector pipe for filling open-top forage boxes or at a position 180 degrees therefrom and at the bottom of the discharge end for filling closed-top forage boxes.

Abstract: For cleaning a sugarcane harvester, a main blower is provided in a lower region of a cleaning chamber and has a vertical blowing out pipe, the blowing out pipe of the main blower faces both chopper rollers of a comminuting device, and a deviating blower is located above the chopper rollers for deviating a main cleaning air stream exiting the vertical blowing out pipe by substantially 90.degree. to direct the same to a discharge hood.

Abstract: An arrangement for attaching a chopper to a combine harvester has two slide rails arrangeable on the combine harvester, a unit for suspending the chopper on the slide rails of the combine harvester, a unit for horizontally displacing the chopper and including a driven drive shaft having two ends each provided with a toothed gear, and a unit for preventing tilting of the chopper relative to the combine harvester during the horizontal displacement, the drive shaft being composed of two shaft parts having different lengths and each carrying a respective one of the toothed gears, and the shaft parts being radially adjustable relative to one another by a releasable connection so as to form the tilting preventing unit.

Abstract: An agricultural machine has a processing attachment, an adjusting device operative for height-adjustment of a working position of the processing attachment relative to the ground, and an additional adjusting device operative for adjusting at least one further working parameter of the processing attachment, in addition to the working position, the additional adjusting device having means for storing nominal values for the working parameter of the processing device corresponding to different working positions, and means for supplying a working position signal to the additional device to select a corresponding one of the nominal values for the additional working parameter so that the additional working parameter is automatically adjustable by the additional adjusting device to a nominal value corresponding to the working position signal.