Class 56/104 - Roller

Subclass of Class 56 - Harvesters
Definition: Comprising a pair of rotating rollers which pinch or snap
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 08/09/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7992371	Stalk roll with coating A stalk roll for an agricultural harvester row unit comprising a plurality of longitudinal extending knife edges about its circumference, in which one of the leading and trailing sides of the knife edges is coated with a first wear resistant coating over substantial...	08/09/2011
7930870	Stalk roll and stripper arrangement for corn head A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones ea...	04/26/2011
7886510	Stalk roll A stalk roll to be mounted upon a stalk roll drive shaft of a corn harvesting header in one embodiment comprises a cylindrical shell, at least four flutes affixed to and extending radially from the cylindrical shell, wherein the flutes are arranged in a first group ...	02/15/2011
7788890	Corn stalk roll, corn stalk head and related corn stalk machine A corn stalk roll, a corn stalk head, and a corn stalk machine suitable for harvesting cobs and separating the stalk or stem of the cob plant is described. The machine requires low cutting power and is not susceptible to jamming. ...	09/07/2010
7716908	Self-clearing row unit and stalk roll A row unit comprises a row unit gearbox with two shearing edges and two stalk rolls with corresponding shearing edges, wherein the stalk roll shearing edges shear against the gearbox shearing edges when the stalk rolls rotate during normal operation of the row unit,...	05/18/2010
7469524	Cast stalk roll with reduced diameter sections having splines A stalk roll for a harvester includes a cast elongate body formed integral with a plurality of elongate cast cutting edges. ...	12/30/2008
7237373	Stalk roll with oppositely tapering body and drivers A stalk roll for a harvesting device for harvesting crop heads of stalk-like plants. The stalk roll is provided with a roll body having projecting drivers distributed around its periphery. The pull-in speed of the stalk rolls in a picking region where the crop heads...	07/03/2007
7062897	Gathering and picking device A gathering and picking device having a gathering element arranged on a first side of a picking gap. The gathering element is rotated about a predominantly vertical axis and is provided with carrier elements arranged to grasp standing plants and to introduce them in...	06/20/2006
7062896	Gathering and picking device having a curved picking gap A gathering and picking device having a gathering element having radially extending fingers is rotated about an approximately vertical axis. The fingers are arranged to grasp plant stalks and transport the plant stalks along a picking gap of a picking device. The pi...	06/20/2006
7047717	Agricultural header with chopper A feeding and picking device is provided with a rotating feeding device defining a feeding radius. The feeding device is rotated about a vertical feeding axis. The picking device comprises a snapping channel formed by snapping bars under which is located at least on...	05/23/2006
6382426	Apparatus and method for removing tops or roots from crops A machine for removing roots and tops from crops including a pair of counter-rotating rollers spaced apart so as to define a nip therebetween, and means for rotating the rollers characterized in that at least one roller is in the form of a polygonal twist...	05/07/2002
6216428	Shearing stalk roll set and method of harvesting corn A stalk roll set for a corn-harvesting combine includes first and second rolls adjacent one another, each having an axis of rotation and defining a shear zone therebetween. At least one pair of flutes projecting radially from each roll. The pair of flutes...	04/17/2001
6050071	Modular stalkroll with one bolt attachment The invention relates to a modular stalkroll for a corn head on a corn harvester. The apparatus consists of a drive shaft, fabricated stalkroll and a front auger. The drive shaft has several milled regions and a tapered region. The fabricated stalkroll ha...	04/18/2000
5878559	Corn head snapping and gathering row unit A combine and corn harvesting head of the type for removing ears of corn from their associated stalks are disclosed herein. The harvesting head includes a row unit for each row to be harvested by the combine while following a path through a field of corn ...	03/09/1999
5787696	Picking attachment for a harvester A picking attachment having one or more pull-in rotors (2) and stationary comminuting tools (10), wherein the comminuting tools are in the form of rotating cutting disks (11) which are arranged on a carrier shaft (12) directed parallel to the axis of each...	08/04/1998
5404699	Knife edged stalk rolls A stalk roll comprises a cylindrical shell having six integral flutes. Each flute is provided with a knife edge having a leading surface and a trailing surface. The leading surface has a forward slope of approximately 10° from the plane formed by the cen...	04/11/1995
5040361	Snapping roller for a corn harvesting combine An aggressive, high capacity snapping roller is formed from a multiplicity of elongated narrow rails to define a cylindrical segmented roller having stronger, more rigid and more evenly spaced blades which are integral with each rail. Individual rails inc...	08/20/1991
5009061	Process and apparatus for harvesting of crops from stalks and chopping the stalks A harvester attachment for stripping crop clusters from tall stalks such as corn includes an intake path into which the stalks are received. The stalks are pulled through a narrow gap disposed in the intake path to strip-off the crop clusters. A pair of r...	04/23/1991
4981013	Corn harvesting apparatus A corn harvesting apparatus is set forth wherein a shovel-like hopper includes a conveyor cylinder mounted rearwardly of the hopper for directing harvested corn to a combine storage. Rotatably mounted forwardly of the hopper is a harvesting cylinder forme...	01/01/1991
4809714	Attachment for corn husking rolls An attachment for corn husking beds which have a plurality of rolls that remove the husks from picked ears of corn. Normally, the ears lay flat on the rolls and the ears are moved by flexible fingers over the bed. Not infrequently, an ear will jam between...	03/07/1989
4625735	Husking roll assembly with cutter element A roll assembly for a husking machine of the type using cooperating roll assemblies to exert a husking or stripping action on a food article being processed. A cutter element is carried in a recessed manner within aligned recesses in roll segment lands. T...	12/02/1986
4581878	Multi-row adapter for the complete harvesting of corn or sunflower An adapter for use with sunflower head combines or corn harvesters in which the stalks are cut from the ground and ride upon closed-bottom channels from which they pass between rollers to be deposited in a swath on the ground while the corn and sunflower ...	04/15/1986
4238916	Corn snapping header frame A corn snapping header frame having transverse beam assemblies pivotally mounted at each end of a transverse main frame, the transverse beams being forwardly offset from the frame and having corn snapping units mounted thereon....	12/16/1980
4233804	Corn head snapping rolls A pair of generally parallel snapping rolls are disclosed which mount beneath a stripper plate having a fore and aft extending slot through which stalks of corn may pass. The snapping rolls rotate in opposite directions and serve to draw stalks downwardly...	11/18/1980
4222218	Floating drive gear for crop harvesting apparatus A single row corn harvesting unit of a normally multiple unit corn head adapted to be mounted at the forward end of a crop harvesting combine and comprising a pair of "snapping rolls" or stalk rolls extending forwardly in cantilever fashion in contiguous ...	09/16/1980
4219990	Bearing mount for a corn harvester snapping roll The mount (17) for the front bearing (19) of a corn harvester snapping roll (14) is in two parts (18, 21) which have cooperative end portions which permit relative adjustment of such parts about a laterally extending axis (62). Such adjustment permits the...	09/02/1980

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