A CORN HARVESTER CONSTRUCTION AND CALCULATION METHOD DEVELOPMENT FOR CORN COBS SEPARATION FROM STEM
The article presents research results of a corn harvester device for corn cobs separation from the stalks, constructed as a separate picker. Each picker unit consists of three pairs of flat conveying belts arranged in parallel to vertical planes, namely an upper pair of conveying belts, the lower pair of conveying belts and fixed to corn harvester sweep frame, kinematically is not connected to other mechanisms and is provided with electric power with the possibility of adjusting the width of the aisle and the rapid replacement of the failed module with a spare unit in the field repairs. Picker module provides simultaneous rotation of corn ear on its axis and motion relative to the stem that reduces corn cobs defect and energy consumption for separating cob from stalk. The method of calculation of the basic design parameters of the picker module is developed