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US 9,315,327 B2Granted
Harvester crop delivery system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorEdward H. Priepke
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Abstract
A harvester is provided comprising a vessel for securing a crop therein and a crop delivery system. The crop delivery system has a first tube with a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube being configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end. A continuous belt is provided having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube. A portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube.
Claims16
A self-propelled harvester, comprising:
- a generally enclosed vessel for securing harvested crop therein;
- and a crop delivery system connected to and configured for unloading crop from the vessel, the delivery system comprising a first tube connected to the harvester having a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube is configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end, and a continuous belt having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube;
- wherein a portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube;
- wherein the crop delivery system further comprises a second tube comprising a third end, and an opposed fourth end, the second end of the first tube and the third end of the second tube being connected by a transition area, wherein the transition area comprises a roller in contact with the belt and changing a profile of the belt in the transition area from a profile of the belt in at least one of the first and second tubes.
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A self-propelled harvester, comprising:
- a generally enclosed vessel for securing harvested crop therein;
- and a crop delivery system conned to and configured for unloading crop from the vessel, the delivery system comprising a first tube connected to the harvester having a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube is configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end, and a continuous belt having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube;
- wherein a portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube;
- wherein the crop delivery system further comprises a second tube having a second angled orientation, a third end, and an opposed fourth end, the second end of the first tube and the third end of the second tube being connected by a transition area, the system being operable to deliver the crop received from the first end of the first tube to the fourth end of the second tube;
- the continuous belt further having a delivery region in close proximity of the fourth end of the second tube, a portion of the belt operable to carry the crop further being substantially covered by the second tube and the transition area;
- wherein the transition area includes a roller positioned substantially transverse to the first tube and the second tube and in contact with the belt, the roller forming a substantially flat bend area in the belt for transitioning the belt from the first angled orientation to the second angled orientation.
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A self-propelled harvester, comprising:
- a generally enclosed vessel for securing harvested crop therein;
- and a crop delivery system connected to and configured for unloading crop from the vessel, the delivery system comprising a first tube connected to the harvester having a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube is configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end, and a continuous belt having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube;
- wherein a portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube;
- wherein the crop delivery system further comprises a second tube having a second angled orientation, a third end, and an opposed fourth end, the second end of the first tube and the third end of the second tube being connected by a transition area, the system being operable to deliver the crop received from the first end of the first tube to the fourth end of the second tube, having at least a size or shape different from at least one of the first and second tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.