Agricultural harvester with improved elevator geometry
US9955629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D61/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; a cleaning system carried by the chassis and is configured to clean crop material; and a crop material elevator carried by the chassis that is supplied with cleaned crop material from the cleaning system. The crop material elevator includes: a housing including a boot portion at a bottom of the housing, the boot portion defining a bulbous shape on at least a conveyance side of the housing; a driving loop held within the housing and configured to rotate; a driving element linked to the driving loop and configured to rotate the driving loop; and a plurality of paddles carried by the driving loop.
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