Method of adjusting the discharge angle of a crop conveyor deck
US10034426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D43/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A windrower with a header has a conveying medium with first and second portions connected with a pivot joint and moveable across a plurality of rollers configured to receive crop material from the header and direct the crop material to a side of the windrower to form a windrow on the ground to the side of the windrower. In an operational position and with the frame selected to one of the predetermined angular adjustments, the conveying medium discharges the harvested crop material at an angle of trajectory determined by the selected angular positon of the second portion. The windrower harvests crop with the header, receives the mowed crop on the conveyor system, adjusts a rate at which the mowed crop is discharged from the conveyor system, and adjusts an angle of trajectory at which the mowed crop is discharged from the conveyor system.
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