| 摘要 |
A crop divider for use on a harvester for separating the crop to be harvested in the path of the harvester from unharvested crops immediately adjacent the path of the harvester and for preventing the crop from entangling in the harvester and from forming large masses or slugs of crop in the harvester which may hinder operation of the harvester. The crop divider of this invention comprises a generally vertical member secured to the harvester at each end of its cutter reel extending substantially forwardly thereof. The divider has a first crop dividing edge sloping upwardly and rearwardly from the forward end of the crop divider and a second crop dividing edge continuous with the first mentioned edge sloping abruptly upwardly from the first mentioned edge forward of the rotary axis of the cutter reel and extending substantially thereabove. The first crop dividing edge causes crops in line with the crop divider in extending the crops in line with the crop divider to be lifted upwardly as the harvester moves forward thereby to separate and untangle the majority of the crop. The second crop dividing edge causes crop not separated by the first crop dividing edge to abruptly move upward along the second edge and/or to be forcefully pulled forwardly as the harvester moves forward to insure that all the crop is separated prior to the crop being cut.
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