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US 2013/0157732 A1Published application
Cascade Pan
OwnerJames M. Kopriva, Robert Honas +1inventors
InventorsJames M. Kopriva, Robert Honas, William H. Hasty
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Abstract
A cascade pan may be disclosed. The cascade pan may comprise a surface located proximate a fan having an exhaust. The surface may comprise an upper portion arranged above a lower portion. The surface may define a plurality of openings and may be arranged to receive a portion of air exiting the exhaust.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a fan having an exhaust, the fan arranged to blow air into the exhaust;
- a rotor pan locate above the exhaust;
- a sieve located below the rotor pan and below the exhaust;
- and
- a surface defining a plurality of openings, the surface located proximate the exhaust and arranged to receive a portion of the air blown into the exhaust.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a combine comprising:
- a fan having an exhaust, the fan arranged to blow air into the exhaust,
- a rotor pan locate above the exhaust, and
- a sieve located below the rotor pan and below the exhaust;
- and
- a surface comprising an upper portion arranged above a lower portion and the fan, the surface defining a plurality of openings, the surface located proximate the exhaust and arranged to receive a portion of the air blown into the exhaust.
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A method comprising:
- separating, within a rotor, a crop into grain and material other than grain (MOG);
- and
- stratifying the grain and MOG as the grain and MOG travel from the rotor to a cascade pan.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.