For more than 20 years, GRIMME has been producing high-performance and product-saving equipment for storing potatoes, carrots, onions and other vegetables. For the 2020 season, the RH series receiving hoppers have been significantly modified and equipped with new practice-oriented solutions.
Optimum adaptation to vehicles
A good seal between the vehicle and the receiving hopper minimizes crop losses and improves the cleanliness and hygiene of the entire storage process. Since, in practice, vehicles have different contours, the sealing rubber sidewalls must be especially flexible and quickly adaptable. Therefore, GRIMME has completely redesigned the design and function of the product loading area in order to further improve fast and reliable vehicle docking. The lower attachment bar allows vehicles with a low rear bumper to easily access the hopper and can be tilted back for safety. There are three rubber lip seals on the side walls of the hopper, each of which is divided into three parts. As a result, the rubber lip seals adapt to any vehicle contour. The support of the rubber flap is carried out on bearings and can be adjusted in height without the use of tools, as a result of which it quickly and easily adapts to different heights of a particular vehicle. This effectively prevents product losses when filling the receiving hopper.
VarioFlow: High throughput and gentle product handling
Often, the transition from sorting or separating rollers to the discharge conveyor is the limiting factor of the receiving hopper, since the crop can only be fed to the product removal conveyor from one side. With the new VarioFlow system, GRIMME offers an optional transfer unit consisting of two polyurethane spiral rollers with mechanical height adjustment. With this transfer device, more crop can be transferred to the product discharge conveyor more evenly, which significantly increases the conveying power. The transfer height of both polyurethane spiral rollers to the outfeed conveyor can be infinitely adjusted using the spindle on the left and right side of the machine. This adjustment allows cross-displacement of both polyurethane spiral rollers, which leads to increased product gentle handling. This is achieved by the minimum transfer height from one side to the outfeed conveyor. On the other hand, in the direction of the product flow, the throughput increases as the rollers are displaced from the product flow. At the same time, the transfer height remains minimal, since the crop is fed from this side to the product already on the discharge conveyor. As a result, a significant increase in throughput is achieved with a consistently high level of gentle product handling.
Easier maintenance of the floor conveyor chain
The new hopper floor chain lubricator is a practical solution that maximizes service life. Dramatically simplifies machine maintenance and care for the operator as manual lubrication of the hopper floor chain is not required.
Material provided by the press service of the GRIMME company