Accelerator roller for windrow merger
US6715274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D57/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A towable windrow merger including a pickup head for raising the crop material form the ground surface and a transverse conveyor assembly for laterally displacing the crop material. The transverse conveyor assembly includes an accelerator roller system, supported by the frame and at the outboard discharge end of the transverse conveyor assembly. The accelerator roller has a movable element for receiving and propelling the windrow material beyond the discharge end of said transverse conveyor and imparting a vertical as well as a horizontal velocity to the windrow material to fluff it.
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