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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 28, 1993
Date of Patent:
October 3, 1995
Assignee:
Claas OHG
Inventors:
Franz Tophinke, Franz Heidjann, Josef Stovesand, Johannes Dammann