Adjustable infeed vanes
US11013181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F12/58
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A threshing system of an agricultural harvester. The threshing system including a rotor cage surrounding a rotor defining a threshing space there between. The rotor cage has a cut crop entrance, a transition cone defining an infeed to the rotor cage, where the transition cone is positioned to direct crop flow toward the cut crop entrance of the rotor cage. The threshing system also includes an infeed ramp positioned between the rotor cage and the transition cone, where the infeed ramp includes guide vanes for guiding the crop flow from the transition cone into the cut crop entrance of the rotor cage.
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