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Support structure for a concave assembly for a rotary combine

US6485365B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 2001
Grant dateNov 26, 2002
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Expiry dateSep 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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