Combine with straw chopper
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorDirk Weichholdt
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Abstract
A combine comprises a separating assembly defining a first crop residue stream and a cleaning assembly having a second crop residue stream. The first crop residue stream is directed to a straw chopper in a chopping mode and around the straw chopper in a straw swath disposition mode. The second crop residue stream is directed to the straw chopper in both modes. A conveying device conveys the second crop residue stream to the straw chopper. The conveying device feeds the second crop stream mechanically and separates it in two partial streams which are fed into the straw chopper. The conveying device has a transversely extending rotational axis parallel to the rotational axis of the straw chopper.
Claims8
A combine comprising a separating assembly, a cleaning assembly and a straw chopper, the separating assembly having a first crop residue stream that can be fed to the straw chopper, the straw chopper has a horizontal and transverse rotational axis and a center plane perpendicular to the rotational axis defining two sides, the cleaning assembly having a second crop residue stream that can be fed to the straw chopper, and a conveyor device comprising a conveyor drum having guidance skids, the conveyor drum having a center section and the guidance skids point transversely outwards in the center section, mechanically conveys the second crop residue stream from the cleaning assembly to the straw chopper, the conveyor divides the second crop residue stream into two partial streams that can be fed to the straw chopper at the two sides of the center plane of the straw chopper, characterized in that the conveyor device is designed to feed the second crop residue stream to the straw chopper in a direction extending perpendicular to the rotational axis of the straw chopper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.