Cotton receiving and densification apparatus for a cotton module builder of a cotton harvesting machine
US7267051B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B9/3082
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cotton receiving and densification apparatus for an upper region of a cotton module builder adapted for receiving a plurality of side-by-side flows of cotton and air and converging and densifying the cotton for distribution and conveyance downwardly into the module builder, including a cotton receiving chamber which tapers into a cotton densification chamber, both chambers being located above and downwardly opening into an upper region of a cotton compacting chamber of the module builder, the apparatus being capable of remaining intact when the module builder is collapsed for transport and storage.
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