Harvester Crop Delivery System
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorEdward H. Priepke
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Abstract
A harvester is provided comprising a vessel for securing a crop therein and a crop delivery system. The crop delivery system has a first tube with a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube being configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end. A continuous belt is provided having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube. A portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube.
Claims15
A harvester, comprising:
- a vessel for securing a crop wherein;
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- a crop delivery system with a first tube having a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube being configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end, and a continuous belt having a receiving region bin close proximity to the first end of the first tube;
- wherein a portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.