Auger systems for reducing grain bin entrapment

A system for reducing grain attachment to a sidewall of a grain bin, comprising:

• a first casing housing a first auger, wherein a longitudinal axis of the first auger is configured to be positioned substantially parallel to a floor of the grain bin and offset from the floor of the grain bin, wherein the first casing is a trough casing or a perforated casing;
• a second casing housing a second auger, wherein a longitudinal axis of the second auger is configured to be positioned substantially parallel to a floor of the grain bin and offset from the floor of the grain bin, wherein the second casing is a trough casing or a perforated casing, wherein the first auger and the second auger are separated by a first angle;
• a third casing housing a third auger, wherein a longitudinal axis of the third auger is configured to be positioned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first auger and the longitudinal axis of the second auger;
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• a first gearbox operatively coupled to the first auger, the second auger, and the third auger, wherein the first, second, and third augers are torsionally locked to one another,
• wherein the first auger and the second auger are configured to convey grain along the longitudinal axis of the first auger and the longitudinal axis of the second auger, respectively, to the third auger, and
• wherein the third auger is configured to convey grain from the first auger and the second auger to a top portion of the grain bin along the longitudinal axis of the third auger.

A method of reducing grain attachment to a sidewall of a grain bin, comprising:

• positioning a first gearbox closer to the sidewall of the grain bin than to a centroid of the grain bin;
• operatively coupling a first auger housed within a first casing to the first gearbox, wherein a longitudinal axis of the first auger is positioned substantially parallel to a floor of the grain bin and offset from the floor of the grain bin, wherein the first casing is a trough casing or a perforated casing;
• operatively coupling a second auger housed within a second casing to the first gearbox, wherein a longitudinal axis of the second auger is configured to be positioned substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first auger, wherein the longitudinal axis of the second auger is configured to extend from a bottom portion of the grain bin to a top portion of the grain bin;
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• providing a power source that, when activated, is configured to rotate the first auger and the second auger that is torsionally locked to the first auger via the first gearbox;
• wherein the grain is configured to be conveyed along the longitudinal axis of the first auger to the second auger, and conveyed by the second auger from the bottom portion of the grain bin to the top portion of the grain bin.