SUGARCANE HARVESTER WITH A ROTATING MEMBER AND A COUNTER ROTATING BLADE MEMBER

摘要

A cutting assembly is provided which has a first member in the form of three paddles. Each paddle comprises a planar main body portion and a pair of leg members attached to a first tubular rotating shaft. A blade member is provided which is substantially U-shaped and which comprises a pair of leg portions and an interconnecting portion which comprises the cutting blade. The leg portions are attached to a second rotating shaft. The second shaft sits within the first shaft and rotates in the opposite direction to the first shaft. When uncut sugarcane is pushed sufficiently into the cutting assembly, the cane will be pushed upwardly by being struck by a paddle and at the same time will be cut into billets by the counter rotating blade member. The billet will then be flung or thrown upwardly by the force of the rotating paddle.