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US 2014/0274235 A1Published application
Grain Bin Constructed of Plastic Panels
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorBryan S. Claerhout
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of forming a grain storage bin for a combine harvester, the method comprising forming, in a plastic molding process, plural double-walled plastic panels of the grain storage bin; and coupling the plural double-walled plastic panels in an interlocking arrangement.
Claims20
A combine harvester, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a processing system coupled to the chassis, the processing system comprising threshing, separating and cleaning components;
- and
- a grain storage bin supported by the chassis, the bin configured to store crop material processed by the processing system, wherein the bin comprises plural separable and double-walled plastic panels, wherein a first of the plural panels comprises a recess along a first edge and a second of the plural panels adjacent to the first panel comprises an extending member along a second edge, the recess and extending member formed in a process associated with molding the plural double-walled plastic panels, wherein the extending member conformably fits within the recess.
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A combine harvester, comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a grain storage bin supported by the chassis, the bin comprising a corner support disposed between a first double-walled plastic panel and a second double-walled plastic panel, the corner support configured to slidably receive a first edge of the first double-walled plastic panel and a second edge of the second double-walled plastic panel, the corner support operably securing the first and second double-walled plastic panels together.
A method of forming a grain storage bin for a combine harvester, the method comprising:
- forming, in a plastic molding process, plural double-walled plastic panels of the grain storage bin;
- and
- coupling the plural double-walled plastic panels in an interlocking arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.