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Deflector for a discharge outlet of a tailings conveyor of an agricultural combine

US6991537B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 2003
Grant dateJan 31, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01F12/52
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A deflector for a discharge outlet of a tailings conveyor of a harvesting machine for providing tailings dispersal over a sieve of a cleaning system or other location on the harvesting machine, without significantly interfering with crop material flow from a threshing system of the combine and while also preventing entry of crop material from the threshing system into the conveyor outlet.

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