Auger arrangement for preventing build-up of material on a belt support roll of a conveyor-like structure
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorJean Viaud
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Abstract
An auger arrangement is provided to prevent the build-up of material on a belt support roll of a conveyor-like structure including a plurality of rolls supporting a plurality of belts thereon in side-by-side relationship and being configured to define the baling chamber of a round baler. The auger is mounted such that its flighting passes closely adjacent the outer surface of the roll from which it is desired that adhering material be removed to prevent the build-up of such material.
Claims7
In combination with a conveyor-like structure including material moving belts supported on a plurality of rolls extending between opposite side walls, an auger arrangement for preventing the build-up of material on one of the rolls, comprising:
- said auger having at least one end mounted to one of the side walls and being driven and arranged parallel to the one roll and having flighting in the immediate vicinity of the roll for removing from the roll material carried along by the roll.
In a round baler having several belts running parallel to each other over a plurality of belt support rolls configured to define a baling chamber and an auger arrangement including an auger extending parallel to one of the rolls, the improvement comprising:
- said auger having flighting located for sweeping a path closely adjacent an outer surface of the one roll whereby material adhering to the surface of the roll is removed and conveyed away by said auger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.