Infeed plate for an axial agricultural combine
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorMerle R. Gerber
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Abstract
An improved infeed plate more evenly distributes harvested crop material as it is transferred from a feederhouse to an axial rotor. Crop on one side of the infeed plate is curled into the bottom of the rotor by a conical section. Crop on the other side of the rotor is introduced to the top of the rotor by a ramp. Crop in the middle section is directed to the bottom of the rotor. The ramp section is provided with an upwardly extending rim.
Claims20
An axial flow agricultural combine comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- ground engaging means extending from the supporting structure for transporting the supporting structure across a field;
- an axial rotor housing having a forward open inlet for receiving harvested crop material, grates through which threshed and separated grain is removed from the housing, and a rear open outlet through which non-grain crop material is removed from the housing;
- an axial rotor for threshing and separating a harvested crop, the rotor being housed in the housing;
- a feederhouse through which harvested crop material is transported to the housing;
- a transverse beater being located between the feederhouse and the housing for directing harvested crop material to the housing;
- an inlet transition section located between the beater and the inlet of the housing, the inlet transition section having a transverse upstream section and a transverse downstream section, the transverse upstream section is provided with an inclined plate that extends from the beater to a conical section directing crop to the rotor, the transverse downstream section having a ramp that is steeper than the inclined plate of the transverse upstream section, the ramp is provided with an upwardly extending rim.
An axial flow agricultural combine comprising:
- a supporting structure;
- ground engaging means extending from the supporting structure for transporting the supporting structure across a field;
- an axial rotor housing having a forward open inlet for receiving harvested crop material, grates through which threshed and separated grain is removed from the housing, and a rear open outlet through which non-grain crop material is removed from the housing;
- an axial rotor for threshing and separating a harvested crop, the rotor being housed in the housing;
- a feederhouse through which harvested crop material is transported to the housing;
- a transverse beater being located between the feederhouse and the housing for directing harvested crop material to the housing;
- an inlet transition section located between the beater and the inlet of the housing, the inlet transition section having a transverse upstream section and a transverse downstream section, the transverse upstream section is provided with an inclined plate that is inclined upwardly to the rotor from the transverse beater, the transverse downstream section having a ramp that is steeper than the inclined plate of the transverse upstream section, the ramp being provided with an upwardly extending rim.
An infeed plate for directing crop material to a rotor of an axial agricultural combine, the infeed plate comprising a transverse upstream section having an inclined plate, and a transverse downstream portion having a ramp that is steeper than the inclined plate, the ramp is provided with an upwardly extending rim.
An infeed plate for directing crop material to a rotor of an axial agricultural combine, the infeed plate comprising a transverse upstream section having an inclined plate and a conical section adjoining the inclined plate, and a transverse downstream portion having a ramp that is steeper than the inclined plate, the ramp is provided with a upwardly extending rim.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.