System for conveying agricultural material in a harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsHerbert M. Farley, Jason M. Benes, Jonathan E. Ricketts, Rudy Vonck, Terry S. Moyer, Jason L. Shonk, Victor C. D. Demaecker, John J. Borsdorf
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Abstract
A system and method for conveying agricultural material in a harvester. One harvester includes a rotor which rotates to separate a plant into a first agricultural material and a second agricultural material. A grate is disposed vertically below the rotor and further separates the first and second agricultural materials from one another. A first conveyor receives the first and second agricultural material directly from a trailing end of the rotor and a trailing end of the grate.
Claims4
A harvester comprising:
- a rotor configured to rotate to separate a plant into a first agricultural material and a second agricultural material;
- a grate disposed vertically below the rotor and configured to further separate the first and second agricultural materials from one another;
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- a first conveyor configured to receive the first and second agricultural material directly from a trailing end of the rotor and a trailing end of the grate;
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- a residual capturing system having an inlet portion located rearward of the conveyor and configured to receive the first agricultural material from the first conveyor, and generally block the second agricultural material from entering a redirecting mechanism to direct the first agricultural material toward a cleaning system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.