Sugarcane harvester extractor with leaf shredder
US12041878B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D43/088
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An extractor for a sugarcane harvester that chops stalks of sugarcane into billets. The extractor comprises a fan, a leaf shredder, and a hub. The fan comprises fan blades to induce a flow of air to separate leaves from billets. The leaf shredder comprises shredding blades to cut leaves prior to their ejection from the extractor. The hub is rotatably driven about an axis of rotation. The fan blades and the cutting blades are coupled to the hub for rotation together with the hub about the axis of rotation.
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