Abstract: An agricultural machine, in particular a combine harvester and thresher, which is comprised of component devices (1-N) with associated microprocessors (M1-MN), of which at least one is a control station processor (M1) with a control keypad (TA) and a screen (V), which microprocessors are connected to measurement, actuation members of the respective component devices (1-N) and regarding this, process data that appears in the component device (1-N) in a controlling and/or regulating manner, or in a manner which displays it, wherein these microprocessors (M1-MN) are connected syndetically to a standard communications bus (B) via conventional interface circuits (SS) and via these circuits, continuously transmit operating data with an identifier, which is specific to the operating data, wherein in the individual microprocessors (M1-MN), the identifiers of these kinds of operating data, which are to be received, are stored in a table as a one in bit configuration and are accessed with the identifier at the bit posi

Abstract: An agricultural machine, especially a combine harvester and thresher, which consists of component devices (1-N) with associated microprocessors (M1-MN), of which at least one is a control station processor (M1) with a control keypad (TA) and a screen (V), which microprocessors are connected to measurement, actuation members of the respective component devices (1-N) and regarding this, process data that appears in the component device (1-N) in a controlling or regulating manner, or in a manner which displays it, wherein these microprocessors (M1-MN) are connected syndetically to a standard communications bus (B) via conventional interface circuits (SS) and via these circuits, continuously transmit operating data with an identifier, which is specific to the operating data, wherein in the individual microprocessors (M1-MN), the identifiers of these kinds of operating data, which are to be received, are stored in a table as a one in a bit configuration and are accessed with the identifier at the bit positions of

Abstract: An endless track mechanism for vehicles and self-propelling machines having a front axle and a rear axle fixedly connected with a machine frame, the endless track mechanism comprising a plurality of endless track supports, a endless track supported by the endless track supports and having a drive wheel, an end transmission mounted at a rear end of the endless track supports for driving the drive wheel of the endless track, wherein each of the endless track supports has a closed hollow profile provided with mounting and service openings and non-rotatably articulated in the region of its front end portion with the front axle, and also through the end transmission which is mounted on an opposite end with the rear axle, an input transmission connected at a drive side with a machine drive, the input transmission and the hollow shaft which transmits a drive movement being arranged in the hollow profile of each of the endless track supports, bearings each provided in the input transmission and the end transmission,

Abstract: A flax dressing machine for decorticating a tangled mass of flax includes a first breaking edge. A first breaker is provided, and includes stationary plate-shaped elements arranged to form parallel gaps, and rotatable plate-shaped elements rotatable about a first axis arranged transverse to a direction of flow of the flax and forming parallel and radially arranged gaps. Each of the gaps extends essentially in the direction of flow of the flax. A second breaker comprises a drum rotatable about a second axis parallel to the first axis and is arranged transverse to the direction of flow of the flax. The drum has beating tools attached to an outer circumference thereof. A peripherally arranged bottom region forms with the outer circumference a peripheral gapped region for accommodating flax. The bottom region has stationary rubbing tools attached thereto that cooperate with the beating tools. One of the first and second breakers is located adjacent to the first breaking edge.

Abstract: A self-propelling harvester thresher has elements for cutting and transporting a harvested product, threshing unit arranged after the elements and operating in accordance with the principle of radial flow and also including a threshing basket and a threshing drum, a transferring drum arranged after the threshing unit for transferring substantially threshed straw, a separating unit transporting the harvested product in accordance with the principle of axial flow against a travelling direction of the harvester thresher and including at least one separating rotor and a separating housing provided with a drawing-in opening. The threshing drum has a plurality of threshing segments arranged on its periphery and offset relative to one another.

Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a drawing-in device, a main drive provided with a main drive shaft, an auxiliary drive having a hydraulic motor, a turning arm supporting the hydraulic motor and turnable about a stationary axis extending parallel to the main drive shaft, positioning member arranged so that the turning arm is turnable by the positioning member in two end positions, the hydraulic motor having a driven pin, a pinion having spur teeth and fixed on the driven pin of the hydraulic motor, a drive spur gear fixed on the main drive shaft, so that the turning arm is turnable by the positioning member so that the pinion engages with the drive spur gear and disengages from the latter.

Abstract: A measuring device with a measuring capacitor (C1), through which a bulk flow (KS) is conducted in the form of a layered dielectric. The capacitance measurement signal of the measuring capacitor (C1) is supplied via a signal evaluation circuit (M1) and an analog-digital converter (ADU) to an evaluation processor (MP) and there is calculated together with a velocity signal (Sv) to form a bulk flow value, which is supplied to a display (A). A reference capacitance signal is obtained at a filled second measuring capacitor (C2). The device is suitable in connection with harvesters.

Abstract: A tandem running gear on a self-propelled agricultural machine, in particular a combine, where in the front a drive axle (1) and on both sides thereof swing arms (3, 3A) are disposed under the chassis (2). The swing arms (3, 3A) can be charged by hydraulic work cylinders (8, 8A) in such a way that a respectively preset wheel load distribution between the drive wheels (5, 5A; 6, 6A) and the steered wheels (7, 7A) is attained using a measuring and control device for the hydraulic device.

Abstract: The V-belt drive has a drive pulley (1) and a power take-off pulley (2) and an endless V-belt (3) rotating around both pulleys (1, 2). This V-belt drive is equipped with a torque measuring device in that an rpm sensor (4, 5) is assigned to both the drive pulley (1) and the power take-off pulley (2), which continuously detects the pulley rpm, the two rpm sensors (4, 5) are connected with an electronic control (8) which determines the gear ratio between the drive and the power take-off pulleys (1, 2) from the detected rpm, a calibration device (10) which associates a set gear ratio with a defined torque is connected with the electronic control (8), and the electronic control (8) is connected with an electronic evaluator (14).

Abstract: The V-belt drive has a V-belt (R), revolving endlessly around a drive pulley (A) and at least one driven pulley (C) and a back chucking roller (D) is associated with the V-belt on the slack side (R1). The back chucking roller (D) is preceded in the belt travel direction (RL) by a profiled idler pulley (E), and both rollers (D, E) form a clamping unit (SE) that is subjected to clamping force action and acts near the driven pulley (C). In every position of the clamping unit (SE) the entry and exit point (G1 and G2, respectively) of the V-belt (R) at the profiled idler pulley (E) are located before, in the belt travel direction (RL), or at best coincide with the entry point (K1 and K2, respectively) of the back chucking roller (D).

Abstract: The harvesting device for harvesting corn or other grains is embodied as an attachment for a combine and provided with a draw-in device (3) and one picking gap for separating the cobs from the plants (stalks). Furthermore, the harvesting device has one driven picking roller (4) with beater plates per row, as well as a cheek-like guide plate associated with this picking roller (4) and partially enshrouding it, or alternatively, a bracing support extending paraxially to the picking roller and embodied as a driven counter-roller (5). A connection piece (20) acting as a separating and comminuting cutter and stabilizing the distance between the picking roller (4) and the bracing support (5) is disposed in the plant intake (PE) between the picking roller (4) and bracing support (5).

Abstract: A process for controlling a hydrostatic adjustment gear (HG) of a hydrostatic-mechanical, continuous, split-output torque shift transmission, where a displacement volume (V.sub.new) is controlled following the engagement of a clutch (K2, K3) of a new gear, taking into consideration a leakage volume (DV.sub.old) in respect to a theoretical displacement volume (V.sub.th), after which the clutch (K2, K3) of the respective previously operating gear, which is still turning, is disengaged, where each new displacement volume (V.sub.new) is determined from the prior leakage volume (DV.sub.old) in accordance with different hydraulic pressure conditions in the adjustment gear (HG) prior to and following the shifting operation, where the setting of the new displacement volume (V.sub.new), which is determined in accordance with the hydraulic pressure conditions from the prior leakage volume (DV.sub.old), takes place in respect to the theoretical displacement volume (V.sub.th) in accordance with a new leakage volume (DV.

Abstract: A self-propelling harvester thresher has two threshing mechanisms located one after the other in a direction which is transverse to a transporting direction and each having a threshing drum and a threshing basket. The threshing mechanism operate in accordance with the principle of a tangential flow and both drums of the thresing mechanisms rotate in the same direction. The threshing basket and the threshing drum of the first threshing mechanism and the threshing basket and the threshing drum of the second threshing mechanism are arranged with a gap relative to one another which gap is adjustable. The threshing drum of one of the threshing mechanisms which is the first threshing mechanism as considered in a working direction has a circumferential speed which is smaller than the circumferential speed of threshing drum of the other of the threshing mechanisms which is a second threshing mechanism as considered in the working direction.

Abstract: In a sugar-cane harvesting machine with a mobile machine base frame and a chopping mechanism (8), harvesting attachments which can be optionally fixed on the machine base frame are provided for adapting to different harvesting circumstances and terrain conditions, of which harvesting attachments one is designed for single-row harvesting and another for multi-row harvesting. The harvesting attachments contain row dividers (5, 6, 7), a mowing mechanism (23, 24, 25, 26) and a feeding mechanism (b 19, 20, 21, 41, 42). The multi-row harvesting attachment projects beyond the chopping mechanism (8) predominantly on one side so that symmetry is produced with respect to the running gear. In the uniform feeding space behind the mowing mechanism, the stream of material is laterally constricted and, specifically, preferably on one side.

Abstract: A power transmission having a four-shaft double planetary gear (I, II), which is driven on the one hand via a turning gear (WG) and on the other via a variable-displacement gear (HG) and is connectable on the power take-off side via selectable ratio gears via controllable clutches (K1A-K7A) to a power take-off shaft (AW3) and is connectable on the power take-off side retroactively via two of the selectable ratio gears (G4, G5) by means of a startup clutch (K0B), as a result of which with the turning gear (WG) disengaged, a fully hydraulic startup range is provided, and the other gear ranges are mechanically-hydraulically split in terms of power when the turning gear is engaged.All the clutches are double claw clutches.The startup clutch has a special construction, with a sliding sleeve.The transmission is especially suitable for agricultural machines, because it is fully reversible. Other versions are shown.

Abstract: A round-bale press for stalk-shaped crops has a pick-up and a press space which, on its circumference, is limited downwards by a rearwardly conveying ground arrangement, rearwards by the upwardly travelling front strand of a press-band arrangement, and forwards by a downwardly travelling movable wall arrangement. A transverse roller is provided which is movable and by which the front strand can be pressed forwards at the start of formation of a bale.

Abstract: A device for separating the shoot tips of sugar-cane plants for multi-row sugar-cane harvesting machines. The device includes feed-and-cutting-elements mounted in front of a trough-like table having a cross-conveyor worm which receives the tip portions and conveys them to the side. The feed-and-cutting-elements have two feed discs equipped with prongs which interact respectively with a respective cutting disc.

Abstract: A power transmision with a hydrostatically branched variable-displacement gear (HG), a two-stage epicyclic gear (I, II) and a mechanical 8-speed transmission that can be operated in forward and reverse, and with a control system (ST) that triggers the clutches (VV, VR, V0-V8) of the mechanical gear means such that for starting, the variable-displacement gear (HG) is shifted unbranched to the output shaft (ASW) and the clutches are each shifted in a load-free manner, and only on shifting up to 6th gear via the clutch (K5) of the 5th gear and on downshifting to a selectable 4th gear via the 4th-gear clutch (K4) a synchronization of the intermediate shaft (ZW) is effected. Starting and reversing are done by hydrostatically; the efficiency is high; the mechanical transmission factor is approximately 60; synchronization wear is low; and there are only two synchronizing clutches (K4, K5).

Abstract: A round bale press comprises a unit forming a winding chamber having a product supply opening, a wrapping material supply unit for supplying a material for wrapping a finished bale, a wrapping material pulling unit for pulling the wrapping material of a predetermined length from the wrapping material supply unit and supplying the wrapping material into the winding chamber for wrapping the finished bale, a width stretching unit for stretching the pulled wrapping material before entering the winding chamber. The width stretching unit is arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of the press and has a width corresponding at least to a width of a bale to be wrapped. The width stretching unit includes a guiding surface operable for changing the wrapping material from a straight position to a non-straight, roof-shaped position.