Crop processing roll with aggressive leading edge for an agricultural implement
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsJason Chad Eubanks, Allan Wesley Rosenbalm, Roger William Frimml
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Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a frame, and a pair of crop processing rolls carried by the frame and defining a nip therebetween. At least one of the crop processing rolls includes an outer surface with a plurality of cleats. Each cleat has a leading edge with an undercut.
Claims20
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a pair of crop processing rolls carried by said frame and defining a nip therebetween, at least one said crop processing roll including an outer surface with a plurality of cleats, at least one said cleat having a leading edge with an undercut, said undercut being oriented at less than 90 degrees to a line drawn tangent to said outer surface at an intersection with said leading edge and wherein said leading edge includes an orthogonal portion oriented approximately perpendicular to said tangent line.
A crop processing roll for use in an agricultural implement, said crop processing roll comprising an outer surface with a plurality of cleats, at least one said cleat having a leading edge with an undercut, said undercut being oriented at less than 90 degrees to a line drawn tangent to said outer surface at an intersection with said leading edge and wherein said leading edge includes an orthogonal portion oriented approximatelv pernendicular to said tangent line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.