Agricultural elevator supplied by multiple cross augers
US10225988B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F12/52
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a chassis, a cleaning system carried by the chassis, a crop material elevator supplied with crop material that has passed through the cleaning system and has a first inlet and a second inlet, and an auger system supplying the crop material from the cleaning system to the crop material elevator. The auger system includes a first auger defining an auger axis that extends in a conveying direction toward the crop material elevator and is configured to supply crop material to the first inlet, a second auger defining a second auger axis that extends in the conveying direction, and a crop material conveyor configured to supply crop material from the second auger to the second inlet generally transverse to the second auger axis.
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