Harvesting apparatus utilizing pressurized fluid

摘要

A harvesting apparatus having a frame and a harvesting assembly on the frame configured to accommodate severed crop as the frame is advanced. A fluid delivery system causes pressurized fluid to be discharged in discrete streams each with a component that is directed to at least one of: a) facilitate severance of crop; and b) cause severed crop to be advanced rearwardly in relationship to the frame to a location for further processing. The fluid delivery system has: i) a primary conduit length extending laterally between the sides of the frame; ii) a plurality of laterally spaced outlets from which fluid from the primary conduit length is discharged; iii) a pressurized fluid source; and iv) a distributing conduit assembly that directs pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to first and second locations from where pressurized fluid is directed in laterally opposite directions into the primary conduit length.

主权项

1. A harvesting apparatus comprising:
a frame configured to be advanced over an area in which a crop is grown, the frame having laterally spaced sides, a front, and a rear; a harvesting assembly on the frame configured to process severed crop over a width between the spaced sides of the frame as the frame is advanced; and a fluid delivery system through which pressurized fluid is discharged in discrete streams each with a component that is directed to at least one of: a) facilitate severance of crop; and b) facilitate advancement of severed crop rearwardly in relationship to the frame to a location for further processing, the fluid delivery system comprising: i) a primary conduit length extending in a lateral direction between the sides of the frame; ii) a plurality of laterally spaced outlets from which fluid from the primary conduit length is discharged; iii) a pressurized fluid source; and iv) a distributing conduit assembly that directs pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to laterally spaced locations from where pressurized fluid is directed in laterally opposite directions into the primary conduit length and to the laterally spaced outlets.