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US 10,822,172 B1Granted
Merger extension chute and conveyor
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorAlbert Wayne Childs
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Abstract
A conveyor used with a harvester such as a wind rower has a chute at its discharge end with a deflection surface which controls the throw trajectory and thus the throw range of crop being cut. The orientation angle of the deflection surface relatively to the conveyor may be varied as a function of the particular crop throw characteristics to change the throw range of the conveyor as needed to form merged windrows of a particular crop while avoiding windrow widths which are too wide for efficient harvesting.
Claims25
A chute attachable to a conveyor adapted to move product along a line of motion from a first end of said conveyor to a second end thereof, said chute comprising:
- first and second side panels mountable on opposite sides of said conveyor and proximate to said second end thereof, said first and second side panels defining an intake for receiving said product;
- a deflector assembly mountable on said conveyor proximate to said second end thereof, said deflector assembly being pivotable about an axis oriented transversely to at least one of said side panels and said line of motion, said deflector assembly comprising a deflector surface, an orientation angle of said deflector surface being adjustable with respect to said line of motion upon pivoting of said deflector assembly, said deflector assembly further comprising first and second sidewalls positioned in spaced apart relation along opposite edges of said deflector surface to form a channel;
- a first hinge attaching said first sidewall to said first panel;
- and
- a second hinge attaching said second sidewall to said second panel,
- wherein said first and second sidewalls and said first and second side panels are oriented perpendicularly to said axis.
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A conveyor mountable on a harvester, said conveyor adapted to receive product and move said product along a line of motion from a first end of said conveyor to a second end thereof, said conveyor comprising:
- a frame;
- a belt supported on said frame, said belt having an upper surface movable along a line of motion;
- first and second side panels mounted on opposite sides of said frame and proximate to said second end of said conveyor, said first and second side panels defining an intake for receiving said product;
- a deflector assembly mounted on said conveyor proximate to said second end thereof, said deflector assembly being pivotable about an axis oriented transversely to at least one of said side panels and said line of motion, said deflector assembly comprising a deflector surface, an orientation angle of said deflector surface being adjustable with respect to said line of motion upon pivoting of said deflector assembly, said deflector assembly further comprising first and second sidewalls positioned in spaced apart relation along opposite edges of said deflector surface to form a channel;
- a first hinge attaching said first sidewall to said first panel;
- and
- a second hinge attaching said second sidewall to said second panel,
- wherein said first and second sidewalls and said first and second side panels are oriented perpendicularly to said axis.
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A harvester comprising:
- a chassis;
- a pair of front wheels mounted to the chassis;
- a pair of rear wheels mounted to the chassis;
- a conveyor mounted to the chassis between the pair of front wheels and the pair of rear wheels, said conveyor adapted to receive product and move said product along a line of motion from a first end of said conveyor to a second end thereof, said conveyor comprising:
- a frame;
- a linkage extending between said frame and said harvester for mounting said conveyor thereon, said conveyor being movable between a raised and a lowered position via said linkage;
- a belt supported on said frame, said belt having an upper surface movable along a line of motion;
- first and second side panels mounted on opposite sides of said frame and proximate to said second end of said conveyor, said first and second side panels defining an intake for receiving said product;
- and
- a deflector assembly mounted on said conveyor proximate to said second end thereof, said deflector assembly being pivotable about an axis oriented transversely to at least one of said side panels and said line of motion, said deflector assembly comprising a deflector surface, an orientation angle of said deflector surface being adjustable with respect to said line of motion upon pivoting of said deflector assembly, said deflector assembly further comprising first and second sidewalls positioned in spaced apart relation along opposite edges of said deflector surface to form a channel;
- a first hinge attaching said first sidewall to said first panel;
- and
- a second hinge attaching said second sidewall to said second panel,
- wherein said first and second sidewalls and said first and second side panels are oriented perpendicularly to said axis, and
- wherein said first and second hinges are positioned distal to said deflector surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.