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US 10,588,262 B2Granted
Auger bed with multiple augers in a single trough for a combine harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsCurtis F. Hillen, Herbert M. Farley, Jonathan E. Ricketts
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Abstract
An auger bed for a threshing and separation system of an agricultural harvester includes a bed having a trough and two augers positioned in the trough for conveying material along the trough.
Claims6
An agricultural harvester comprising:
- a cylindrical threshing rotor;
- at least two augers;
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- an auger bed positioned beneath the rotor for receiving grain or other material therefrom, the auger bed comprising a trough for accommodating the at least two augers, the trough comprising two side walls and a lower wall directly interconnecting and extending between the two side walls, wherein the at least two augers are positioned in the trough at a location above the lower wall and between the two side walls, and wherein the lower wall is positioned to extend beneath both of the at least two augers,
- wherein longitudinal axes of the at least two augers are positioned along a curve, wherein a central axis of the curve is either coincident with or adjacent to a longitudinal axis of the threshing rotor,
- wherein the lower wall, which directly interconnects and extends between the two side walls, extends along a second curve, wherein a central axis of the second curve is either coincident with or adjacent to a longitudinal axis of the threshing rotor.
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