PROCESSING DEVICE FOR LIFTING CROPS, PARTICULARLY ROOT CROPS, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A PROCESSING DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a processing device (1) for crops that are harvested by digging, particularly turnips (22), which are stripped of their leaves prior to digging. The processing device (1) according to the invention comprises a processing body (3) having a radially elastically deformable outer surface (6). For example, the processing body (3) is embodied in the form of a hoop. The radially elastic deformability of the outer surface (6) allows root crops (22) of different sizes and with different top contours (25) to be accommodated and allows compensation for a vertical and/or lateral offset of the turnips (22) in a row.