Abstract: An arrangement for controlling at least one adjusting element of a work vehicle has a control unit electrically connectable with adjusting elements, at least one operating element electrically connected with the control unit and operative for actuating a control function processed in the control unit, the control unit being provided with a structure which, in dependence on a sequence provided by an operator, supply adjusting functions as adjusting signals to the corresponding adjusting elements.

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: An electrohydraulic steering system for machines includes manual steering and automatic steering (autopilot) modes which can be activated by a switch (3). The system has a hydraulic steering cylinder (6) for displacement of the steerable wheels, at least one sensor (7) for determining the wheel angle actual values (.delta..sub.w), at least one electrically operated hydraulic control valve (5) which regulates admission of hydraulic fluid to the steering cylinder (6) and at least one automatic steering signal transmitter (2) for generating electrical steering signal nominal values (.delta..sub.s2) for the wheel angles. An electronic control and analysis device (4) is fed the automatically generated steering signal nominal values (.delta..sub.s2) and the wheel angle actual values (.delta..sub.w). The control and analysis device (4) determines an electrical trigger signal (4S) for the hydraulic control valve (5) from the wheel angle actual value (.delta..sub.

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: A round baler for baling harvested crops has a loading device which receives a roll of wrapping material which can be transferred to an unwind station. From the unwind station a web of material is pulled off the roll for wrapping the bale. To install the roll of wrapping material serviceably and without great effort, the loading device is pivotably installed on the baler's sidewall. The loading device is pivotal from a storage position to a transfer position, so that the roll of wrapping material can be pushed from the loading device into the unwind station.

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: 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 loading device for agricultural harvesters has a lower discharge chute arrangeable on a harvester and an upper discharge chute provided with an adjustable ejection flap and rotatably supported on the lower discharge chute. The upper discharge chute has an impact region provided with a cover-free portion which is closeable by an exchangeable baffle plate. The upper discharge chute can have an adjustable length and is composed of individual segments which are connectable with one another by connecting flanges to provide a desired efficient transporting length.

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.

Abstract: A combine harvester has a mowing table, a feed conveyor for transporting a mowed product, a threshing mechanism located after the conveyor, and two separating devices located after the threshing mechanism in a product flow direction and each having a separating rotor, each of the separating devices in a region which faces away from the threshing mechanism being provided with a chopper device, the chopper device having chopping knives which are pivotable between an operative position and an inoperative position, spaced from one another by a distance, and fixedly supported on supporting axles which are axis-parallel to rotary axes of the separating rotors of the separating devices, at least one swing lever fixedly mounted on each of the supporting axles and having an end which faces away from the supporting axles, a connecting strap which movably connects the ends of the swing levers with one another, and a drive unit having a driving element with a free end on which the connecting strap is mounted.

Abstract: A combine harvester has a cutterbar, a feed conveyor for transporting a mowing product, a threshing mechanism arranged after the feed conveyor, a separating device arranged after the threshing mechanism and including a separating rotor provided with peripheral transporting elements and a housing surrounding the separating rotor and having an upper cover hood and a lower separating basket, the transporting elements of the separating rotor being provided within a predetermined region of a transporting path with radial slots, at least one of the cover hood and the separating basket being provided with deflector elements for guidance of a threshing product, the housing having a trough with an inner side which faces the separating rotor and being provided on the inner side with guiding elements which operationally correspond to the deflector elements and which are interrupted in a region of the slots.

Abstract: A chopper aggregate has a chopper drum provided with a plurality of knives, a countercutter bar arranged on a saddle, a discharge element, a bottom plate transiting into the discharge element and partially surrounding the chopper drum, a unit for supporting the countercutter bar adjustably relative to the chopper drum, a unit for adjustably supporting the bottom plate for changing its radial position relative to the chopper drum so as to follow a position change of the countercutter bar, the unit for adjustably supporting the bottom plate being formed so that the bottom plate is adjustable at its both ends in dependence on an adjusting movement of the countercutter bar, radially relative to a peripheral circle of the chopper drum.

Abstract: A metal detector for detecting metal in a harvested product flow has a plurality of permanent magnets for producing a magnet field which passes through a harvested product flow region, a plurality of coils associated with the permanent magnets so that when a foreign body passes through the magnet field useful signals are produced, a signal processing unit operative for processing of the produced useful signals, a plurality of amplifiers and filters each connected to a respective one of the coils, a plurality of threshold value switches each connected with respect to one of the amplifiers and the filters and having output, an OR-circuit connected with the outputs of the threshold values, and stopping mechanisms connected with the OR-circuit.

Abstract: The harvesting machine includes an attachment, a feed device for material to be harvested, a cutting drum for the material to be harvested, an ejection means for conveying the material from the cutting drum, an advantageously hydrostatic drive for the feed device, a drive for the cutting drum, respective rotation speed sensors for measuring actual rotation speeds of the cutting drum and the feed device and an electronic analysis unit.