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US 12,501,856 B2Granted
Harvester with tank expansion
AssigneeCLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
InventorMartin Burbank
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Abstract
A harvested material tank of a harvester is disclosed. The harvested material tank comprises a tank expansion formed from a plurality of movable elements. At least one of the plurality of movable elements includes at least one access flap that, when in an open position, offers access for a user to the interior of the harvested material tank.
Claims19
A harvester comprising:
- a harvested material tank that comprises a tank expansion formed from side walls, each of the side walls in the tank expansion consisting of rigid movable elements;
- wherein at least one of the side walls that consist of the rigid movable elements comprises at least one access flap that, when in an open position, results in an opening for access to an interior of the harvested material tank, with the opening sized for a user to enter the interior of the harvested material tank;
- wherein, when in a closed position, the at least one access flap closes the opening for at least one element;
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- wherein, when in the open position, the at least one access flap is positioned within the harvested material tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.