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Dual action corn cob separation and corn cob separator

  • US 20090264169A1
  • Filed: 04/22/2008
  • Published: 10/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An improved cob separation grate section for a combine harvester to separate corn cobs from the stalks and leaves, comprising:

  • a plurality of vertical or longitudinally disposed and latitudinally spaced apart elongated slot openings, each slot extending the substantial height of the grate;

    two or more of said slots being separated therebetween by a longitudinal row of in-line smaller openings, said row also extending the substantial height of the grate and substantially parallel to the direction of the elongated slots; and

    said grate having a peripheral row of in-line smaller slots located at a forward end and a back end of the grate;

    whereby cobs are passable through the slots but not the smaller openings, and whereby the corn gain is passable through the smaller openings but most MOGC is not passable.

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