Grain transportation apparatus for a combine
US5380247A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S460/903
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A combine has a conveyor for returning clean grain and grain returns to a grain bin and threshing rotor, respectively, using a single conveyor housing which is divided by a partition into separate clean grain and grain returns compartments. A plurality of paddles are mounted within the compartments and are driven by a flexible linkage which extends around the frame of the combine within the conveyor housing. The grain bin is pivotally mounted along a pivot axis which allows the grain bin to be pivoted toward an opening of the grain bin to facilitate the flow of grain from the grain bin to an unloader for discharging the grain from the combine.
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