ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A HARVESTING MACHINE AND HARVESTING MACHINE

The invention relates to an elevator assembly for a harvesting machine, such as sugar cane harvesters, which is capable of providing a damping effect in response to possible impacts suffered by the structure of the elevator assembly during activities out in the field. According to one embodiment of the invention, the elevator assembly (52) comprises an elevator housing (58) and an elevator (60) extending inside the elevator housing (58) between a lower, proximal end (62) and an upper, distal end (64), the lower, proximal end (62) being fixed to the chassis (12) of the machine (10) and the upper, distal end (64) having an opening (82) for discharging the harvested material; the elevator assembly having a damping system (100) that comprises a first element (101) and a second element (102), the first element arranged on the structure of the elevator housing (58) and the second element (102) being fitted onto said first element (101) in a sliding relationship; and wherein at least one connection element (83a, 83b