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US 2017/0303472 A1Published application
Cooling System for a Harvester
AssigneeDENSO International America, Inc.
InventorPatrick POWELL
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Abstract
A cooling system for a crop harvester. The cooling system includes a thermal transfer system configured to transfer heat from an engine of the crop harvester to air and crops passing through a crop chute of the crop harvester to cool the engine and dry crops passing through the crop chute.
Claims17
A cooling system for a crop harvester comprising:
- a thermal transfer system configured to transfer heat from an engine of the crop harvester to air and crops passing through a crop chute of the crop harvester to cool the engine and dry crops passing through the crop chute.
A cooling system for a crop harvester comprising:
- a jacket surrounding a crop chute of the crop harvester;
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- at least one conduit configured to transport fluid heated by an engine to the jacket;
- wherein the jacket is configured to permit heat transfer from fluid within the jacket to air and crops passing through the crop chute to cool the engine of the crop harvester and dry crops passing through the crop chute.
1 more element
A method for cooling an engine of a crop harvester and drying crops harvested therewith, the method comprising:
- transferring heat from the engine to air and crops passing through a crop chute of the crop harvester to cool the engine and dry crops passing through the crop chute.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.