Grain compartment cleanout arrangement
US6835130B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
23References
24Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D41/1208
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cleanout configuration is provided for a grain compartment on a harvesting apparatus. The grain compartment has walls that form a trough, and a vertically arranged auger that is supported on an auger casting located in a sump at a bottom of the trough. Wall portions, in the form of a unitary casting with the auger casting are adjacent to the auger casting and comprise cleanout openings covered by removable covers. The openings are in a grate pattern. The unitary casting can be a bridge member, which supports all, or a substantial amount of the weight of the unitary casting and the auger.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.