Straw chopper and spreader attachment for a combine harvester

US4218022A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Gebr. Eicher G.m.b.H. · DE

Inventors

• Ernst Boehm · Dingolfing, DE
• Heinz Eder · Geiselhöring, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 28, 1979
• Grant date: Aug 19, 1980
• Expiry date: Mar 28, 1999

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01F12/40
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A straw chopping and spreading device consisting of a rotary chopper, mounted in a housing assembly and a spreader assembly 16 through which chopped straw passes out of the housing assembly. The spreader assembly consists of a pair of converging plates which form a converging nozzle, a series of adjustable spreader plates for controlling the width of spread and an adjustable deflector for adjusting the angle at which chopped straw is deflected toward the ground.