CHOPPER ASSEMBLY WITH FULL MECHANICAL TRANSPORT

• US 20170280624A1
• Filed: 04/03/2017
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: James E. Straeter
• Original Assignee: James E. Straeter
• Inventors: Straeter, James E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,159,187 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/12 Details of combines
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/141 Automatic header control
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/081 specially adapted for ensilage of maize
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/082 Gathering units
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 43/086 and means for collecting, gathering or loading mown material
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 45/021 Cornheaders
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 45/025 Snapping rolls

Abstract

A chopper assembly having a discharge conduit. A first and a second beater disposed within the discharge conduit and a first door and a second door in the bottom wall of the discharge conduit positioned below the first beater and the second beater respectively.

Claims

1. A chopper assembly, comprising;

a blade assembly disposed within a housing having a discharge port;

a discharge conduit mounted to the housing and in communication with the discharge port; and

one or more beaters rotatably mounted within the discharge conduit.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more beaters have a plurality of paddles mounted to a shaft.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more beaters each have two paddles mounted to a shaft that dwell in the same plane on opposite sides of the shaft.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more beaters each have a plurality of paddles mounted to the shaft and the plurality of paddles have teeth on an outer edge.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more beaters have a rotational diameter where the beaters cannot contact each other but have a minimal distance between them.

6. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the one or more beaters each have a plurality of paddles mounted to a shaft that are timed to dwell in a horizontal plane at a 3 o'"'"'clock and a 9 o'"'"'clock position and in a parallel vertical spaced relation at a 12 o'"'"'clock and 6 o'"'"'clock position.

7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the discharge conduit has a bottom wall with a first door positioned below a first beater and a second door positioned below a second beater.

8. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the discharge conduit has a first door in a bottom wall that pivots downwardly from a closed position to an open position.

9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the discharge conduit has a second door in a bottom wall that pivots upwardly between a first and the second beaters.