Combine harvester with blower equipped elevator
First Claim
1. An agricultural harvester, comprising:
- a chassis;
at least one ground engaging traction member connected to said chassis;
a cleaning system held by said chassis and configured to clean crop material; and
an elevator supplied with the crop material cleaned by said cleaning system, said elevator including;
a housing having a crop material inlet that receives the crop material, a boot portion that forms a bottom of said housing, an air inlet and an air outlet;
a plurality of paddles configured to convey the crop material through said housing and away from said boot portion in a generally vertical direction; and
a blower configured to produce a pressurized air stream through said air inlet that expels loose crop material into said air outlet as the crop material is conveyed away from said boot portion.
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Abstract
An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member connected to the chassis; a cleaning system held by the chassis and configured to clean crop material; and an elevator supplied with the crop material cleaned by the cleaning system. The elevator includes a housing having a crop material inlet that receives the crop material, a boot portion that forms a bottom of the housing, an air inlet and an air outlet; a plurality of paddles configured to convey the crop material through the housing and away from the boot portion in a generally vertical direction; and a blower configured to produce a pressurized air stream through the air inlet that expels loose crop material into the air outlet as the crop material is conveyed away from the boot portion.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. An agricultural harvester, comprising:
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a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member connected to said chassis; a cleaning system held by said chassis and configured to clean crop material; and an elevator supplied with the crop material cleaned by said cleaning system, said elevator including; a housing having a crop material inlet that receives the crop material, a boot portion that forms a bottom of said housing, an air inlet and an air outlet; a plurality of paddles configured to convey the crop material through said housing and away from said boot portion in a generally vertical direction; and a blower configured to produce a pressurized air stream through said air inlet that expels loose crop material into said air outlet as the crop material is conveyed away from said boot portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A crop material elevator, comprising:
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a housing including a crop material inlet, a boot portion forming a bottom of said housing, a top, an air inlet and an air outlet; a driving loop held within said housing that extends from said boot portion toward said top of said housing; a plurality of paddles connected to said driving loop and configured to convey crop material away from said boot portion toward said top of said housing; and a blower configured to produce a pressurized air stream through said air inlet that expels loose crop material into said air outlet as the crop material is conveyed away from said boot portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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