Straw walker arrangement for an agricultural harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorYvan C. C. Vandergucht
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Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a straw walker arrangement positioned downstream from a threshing and separating system. The straw walker arrangement includes a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from the threshing and separating system, a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker, and a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker. The rotatable drum is operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker.
Claims18
An agricultural harvester comprising:
- a threshing and separating system;
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- a straw walker arrangement positioned downstream from the threshing and separating system, the straw walker arrangement comprising:
- a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from the threshing and separating system;
- a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker;
- a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker, the rotatable drum being operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker, the drum having a plurality of tines extending radially from a periphery thereof, the drum also having a plurality of openings extending through the periphery;
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- an auger positioned within an interior of the drum for conveying grain laterally within the drum.
A straw walker arrangement for use in an agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a first straw walker positioned to receive crop material from a threshing and separating system;
- a second straw walker positioned downstream from the first straw walker;
- a rotatable drum positioned between the first straw walker and the second straw walker, the rotatable drum being operable to convey crop material from the first straw walker to the second straw walker;
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- an auger positioned within an interior of the drum for conveying grain laterally within the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.