CABBAGE HARVESTING MACHINE

摘要

A cabbage harvesting machine (10) which comprises: a housing (15) having a forward receiving end (16) and a rear discharge end (17), and defining a path of travel for harvested cabbage; a cabbage lifting device (18) provided at the forward end (16) of the housing (15); a stalk cutting device (27) arranged along the path of travel of cabbages through the housing (15), and operative to cut the stalk (22a) from the head (22) of each cabbage (19); a forward conveyor arrangement (25) cooperating with the lifting device (18) in order to convey cabbages (19) to the cutting device (27) with the head (20) of each cabbage uppermost and a remaining portion of the stalk (22) projecting downwardly; means permitting adjustment in height of the cutting action on each stalk (22); and a rear conveyor arrangement (26) for conveying the cut cabbages from the cutting device (27) to the rear discharge end (17) of the housing (15); and in which a) the cabbages (19) are guided through the cutting station in such a way that, after cutting of the stalks (22a), the cabbages (19) are inverted so as to move along the rear conveyor arrangement (26) in an upside down state; and b) the rear conveyor arrangement (26) comprises a lower surface (33) which is engageable with the lower side of the inverted cabbages, and an upper flexible endless mesh (30b) which is engageable with the upper sides of the inverted cabbages.