due to operation of the crop gathering arrangement 120 it would also be possible to arrange an upper crossbeam on the front side of the infeed housing 132 in order to attach the front side of a shield thereon in this case it is not necessary to remove the shield before the crop gathering device is detached and to replace the shield once the crop gathering device is reattached this means that the shield does not necessarily have to extend up to the crop gathering device 120 in this respect it suffices if the shield covers a significant area of the functional elements on the front side of the harvester 110 referring now to fig2 there is shown the flexible shield 144 it covers the entire width of the infeed housing 132 which is illustrated with broken lines and consequently the functional elements located underneath the infeed housing at its upper edge the flexible shield 144 is mounted on the front side of the operator 39 s cab by means of three t shaped latches 148 that extend through corresponding holes 146 in the shield 144 the t shaped latches which are connected to the operator 39 s cab 118 can be turned between the holding position that is shown in the drawings wherein they hold the shield 144 in place and a.