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Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine

US7281974B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CNH AMERICA LLC · US

Inventors

Brian J. Anderson · Yorkville, US
Luc Yde · Veldegem, BE
Eddy Lammerant · Nieuwpoort, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2006
Grant date	Oct 16, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 30, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01D41/1243
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the metering edge for tailoring or adjusting a pattern of discharged flow of crop residue, for instance, so as to be better and more evenly distributed over a swath of an agricultural field from which the crop was harvested, particularly a region of the swatch in proximity to the spreader and/or chopper.

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