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US 7,395,650 B2Granted
Combine auger trough cleanout door
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMichael Wayne Mossman, Timothy Franklin Christensen
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Abstract
A combine head trough assembly comprises a curved steel panel having two openings passing therethrough, one opening being disposed at each end of the panel, the assembly further comprising two doors configured to respectively cover the two openings. The doors are pivoted between a closed position during normal combine operation and an open position to permit cleanout of crop material.
Claims16
A combine head trough assembly for receiving crop material, said combine head trough assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally-extending trough panel configured to surround at least the lower portion of a cross auger of a combine head, wherein the trough panel defines first and second openings in a lower portion thereof, said first and second openings being disposed adjacent either outer end of the trough panel;
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- a door positioned at the first and second openings and hinged to be displaceable between a closed position and an open position;
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- a latch coupled to each of the first and second doors, and further wherein each latch is configured to hold its associated door closed sufficient to prevent the leakage of crop material through each door's associated opening.
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A combine head trough assembly for receiving crop material, said combine head trough assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally-extending trough panel configured to surround at least the lower portion of a cross auger of a combine head, wherein the trough panel defines first and second openings in a lower portion thereof, said first and second openings being disposed adjacent either outer end of the trough panel;
- individual doors positioned at the first and second openings and displaceable between a closed position and an open position;
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- a latch coupled to each of the doors, each latch being configured to hold its associated door closed to prevent the leakage of crop material through each door's associated opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.