Cotton harvester row unit housing with extruded slots
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorJoel Marvin Schreiner
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Abstract
A row unit for a cotton stripper includes a unit auger housing with extruded slots punched with a small rim or periphery. The slots are configured such that adjacent row slot centerlines are aligned to give the housing added strength while still providing good foreign material elimination through the slots. The extruded slots eliminate sharp edges and allow trash to easily exit. The extruded slots also provide a smoother surface for conveying the cotton material along the auger housing.
Claims9
In a cotton harvester having a main frame supported for forward movement through a field of cotton planted in parallel rows, a row unit for removing cotton material from a row of plants and including a row unit housing and at least one auger supported within the housing for moving the cotton material from the row, the row unit housing comprising:
- an auger housing portion located adjacent the auger, the housing including a sheet-like portion having a preselected thickness and a plurality of slots;
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- wherein the slots include peripheries with rim portions extending from the plane of the sheet generally around the peripheries, the rim portions being continuous and projecting from the plane of the sheet a distance greater than the preselected thickness, thereby providing increased strength to the auger housing portion.
In a cotton harvester having a main frame supported for forward movement through a field of cotton planted in parallel rows, a row unit for removing cotton material from a row of plants and including a row unit housing and at least one auger supported within the housing for moving the cotton material from the row, the row unit housing comprising:
- an auger housing portion located adjacent the auger, the housing including a sheet-like portion having a plurality of slots;
- wherein the slots include peripheries with rim portions extending from the plane of the sheet around the peripheries thereby providing increased strength to the auger housing portion, and
- wherein the slots include centerlines, and wherein the slots are arranged in rows with centerlines of the slots in a row being substantially aligned.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.