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Harvested material residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine

US8128466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

13Claims

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

Dirk Weichholdt · Sarreguemines, FR
Oliver Klein · Saarlouis, DE
Dohn W. Pfeiffer · Bettendorf, US
Norbert Pohlmann · Schneeberg, DE
Friedrich Lauer · Gaimersheim, DE
Rico Priesnitz · Lebach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2010
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 12, 2030

Classification

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

Abstract

A harvested material residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine (10) is provided having a straw chopper (60) and two distribution blowers (100) between which a guide element (150) is arranged for distributing the harvested material residue flow between the two distribution blowers (100). The tip (156) of the guide element (150) is positioned on the circumferential circle of the straw chopping blades (96) such that the blades (96) remove harvested material residue from the tip (156) during operation.

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