ROW-INSENSITIVE GATHERING DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER

摘要

A feeding and picking device having a rotating feeding device that is rotate d about a vertical axis. The device is able to work in fields not planted in rows and is designed to grasp plant stalks and feed them into a picking device. The picking device comprises a snapping channel formed by snapping bars under which is located at least one snapping roll. The feeding device comprises a disc having fingers that overlap the snapping channel. The feeding device is therefore designed to transport the plant throughout the effective length of the picking device.