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Crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine

US8118651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

Dirk Weichholdt · Sarreguemines, FR
Oliver Klein · Saarlouis, DE
Mark L. Pearson · Eldridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2010
Grant date	Feb 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement has a straw chopper (60) and at least one impeller blower (100) arranged downstream of straw chopper (60), the impeller blower comprising throw paddles (102, 102′) that can be set in rotation about an axis of rotation (108). The throw paddles (102, 102′) extend in the axial direction only over a part of the axial dimension of impeller blower (100). Adjacent throw paddles (102, 102′) that are offset angularly in the circumferential direction are respectively arranged offset in the axial direction.

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