Support structure for a concave assembly for a rotary combine
US6485365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01F12/28
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A rotary combine is disclosed to include a wheel-supported main frame supporting, among other components, a cylindrically shaped rotor and a grain bin having sides and a bottom for the temporary storage of crop material treated by the combine. A support structure supported by the main frame overlying the rotor and including a lower portion having a semi-circular surface partially surrounding the upper longitudinal half of the rotor and including an upper portion having two inclined surfaces meeting to form an inverted-V shaped surface extending, in spaced-apart relationship, along and above the semi-circular surface and comprising at least a portion of the bottom surface of the grain bin.
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