Twin axial-flow crop processor in a combine harvester
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorThomas Mygind Bojsen
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Abstract
A combine harvester including a frame and a twin rotor crop processor mounted to the frame. The processor comprises a pair of axial-flow crop processing rotors arranged side-by-side and each being mounted for rotation inside a generally cylindrical rotor housing. Each rotor housing includes a curved cover plate. Each cover plate has a structure that includes a flange along a longitudinal edge for securing the plate to a central frame member between the rotor housings. Both flanges intersect a hypothetical vertical plane aligned with the frame member.
Claims7
A combine harvester comprising a frame and a twin rotor crop processor mounted to the frame, the processor comprising a pair of axial-flow crop processing rotors arranged side-by-side and each being mounted for rotation inside a generally cylindrical rotor housing, wherein each rotor housing comprises a curved cover plate, wherein each cover plate has a structure that includes a flange disposed along a longitudinal edge for securing the plate to a central frame member disposed between the rotor housings, and wherein both flanges intersect a hypothetical vertical plane aligned with the frame member.
The combine harvester according to claim 7, wherein each cover plate is bolted to alternate pairs of bolt holes along said row of bolt holes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.