Auxiliary drive for combine augers for cleanout
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsGlenn E. Pope, John P. Vandevoorde, Ryan S. Herlyn
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Abstract
An auxiliary rotary drive for at least one auger that in normal operation is rotatable to transport grain from a grain tank of a harvesting apparatus. The auxiliary rotary drive is configured to rotate the at least one auger during cleanout to assist air nozzles or other means to remove residual grain or residue from the harvesting apparatus. The auxiliary rotary drive can be arranged to transfer power to the auger via a clutch arrangement arranged between the auxiliary rotary drive and the auger. The auxiliary rotary drive turns the auger at a speed slower than a normal operating speed of the auger.
Claims10
In a harvesting apparatus having a grain tank and at least one auger that is rotatable at an operating speed to transport grain from the grain tank, the improvement comprising:
- an auxiliary rotary drive engageable during cleaning of said grain tank to turn said auger at a reduced speed compared to said operating speed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.