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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SEPARATOR GRATES WITHIN AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE

  • US 20180132421A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2016
  • Published: 05/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for installing separator grates within an agricultural combine, the system comprising:

  • a grate frame including first and second frame members extending circumferentially between a proximal end of the grate frame and a distal end of the grate frame;

    a first separator grate section configured to be supported between the first and second frame members along a first circumferential frame section of the grate frame; and

    a second separator grate section configured to be supported between the first and second frame members along a second circumferential frame section of the grate frame;

    wherein the grate frame further includes a first guide rail extending adjacent to the first frame member along at least a portion of the first circumferential frame section and a second guide rail extending adjacent to the second frame member along at least a portion of the first circumferential frame section;

    wherein, when the first separator grate section is being installed from a side of the grate frame located adjacent to the proximal end, at least a portion of the first separator grate section is configured to ride along the first and second guide rails at a location between the first and second frame member as the first separator grate section is moved towards the distal end of the grate frame.

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