Method for building a cotton module on a mobile cotton harvester
US6530199B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/084
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method for forming a cotton module on a mobile cotton harvester, including the steps of:(a) removing cotton from cotton plants as the harvester is moved across a cotton field;(b) conveying the removed cotton into a cotton receiver structure including a plurality of surfaces of known extent defining and substantially enclosing an interior space;(c) distributing the cotton in the cotton receiver structure substantially evenly with respect to a selected one of the surfaces of the receiver structure; and(d) periodically compacting the cotton in the cotton receiver structure substantially evenly against the selected one of the surfaces by forceably moving a compacting element having an extent only marginally smaller than the extent of the selected one of the surfaces against the distributed cotton and toward the selected one of the surfaces.
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