Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
460111000 | STRAW CHAFF SPREADER OR HANDLING (DISCHARGE) | 82 |
20080207288 | Adjustable axial rotor discharge deflector - An adjustable deflector apparatus having a deflector plate for transitioning crop residue from the rotor of an axially arranged threshing system of a combine to a crop residue distribution system is disposed with the deflector plate pivotally mounted at approximately the height of the axis of the rotor at its downstream end to be movable into and out of the flow of the crop residue such that at least a portion of such flow will strike or impinge the deflector plate and be deflected thereby downwardly and transversely toward the crop residue distribution system. An adjusting mechanism is operable for moving the deflector plate in relation to an internal side of the combine for adjusting a desired parameter or parameters of the deflected flow and for moving the deflector plate to a retracted position when reverse operation of the rotor is desired. | 08-28-2008 |
20080268927 | Apparatus and method for automatically setting operating parameters for a remotely adjustable spreader of an agricultural harvesting machine - Apparatus and a method for automatically recognizing a header connected to a harvesting machine and setting operating and/or adjustment parameters of a spreader of the machine for use with the header. The apparatus includes a memory containing information representative of predetermined spreader settings for at least one header connectable to the harvesting machine, such as a grain header and a corn or maize header. A detector element is operable for automatically identifying a header connected to the machine and outputting a signal or information representative thereof, to a controller automatically operable for using that information for retrieving the stored information representative of the predetermined spreader settings for that header. Input commands and/or information, for instance, relating to crop type, and/or crop and environmental conditions, can also be inputted using either an onboard or remote input device. The controller then responsively controls a crop residue spreader connected to the machine as a function of the retrieved information and any inputted commands or information, if within predetermined permissible ranges. | 10-30-2008 |
20090005137 | Adjustable convergence panels for discharging residue from a combine harvester - A convergence panel construction for an agricultural combine that permits a user to adjust or controllably vary to some extent, depending upon whether windrowing or swath spreading of crop residue is desired, lateral flow concentration or dispersion of the crop residue flow as the crop residue flow is directed towards the rear of the combine and into a distribution chamber for discharge therefrom either through a rear opening for windrowing or into a chopper/spreader for swath spreading, including adjustable convergence panels hingedly attached to the sides of the distribution chamber for rotation about the hinged attachments and a positioning assembly therefor, which positioning assembly includes an adjustment mechanism, such as a linkage connected to the convergence panels, for adjustably moving such convergence panels about the hinged attachments and a controller mechanism operable by a user to effect the movement of such right and left convergence panels through operation of such adjustment mechanism. | 01-01-2009 |
20090088231 | Windrow forming construction - A windrow forming construction mountable at the rear of a combine above the level of a spreader assembly, such construction extending rearwardly from the combine to beyond the rear extent of the spreader assembly footprint and laterally across the expanse of the spreader assembly footprint and being adjustably positionable to vary the inclination thereof relative to the ground surface, the construction including side deflectors disposed at opposite sides of the construction so as to control to some extent the sidewardly distribution of the crop residue, which side deflectors are laterally pivotable about generally vertical axes to vary the spacing between the free ends thereof and are also longitudinally extendable so as to channel to some extent the crop residue towards the space between the free ends, and a positioning mechanism operable to vary the inclination of such construction relative to the ground surface so as to control to some extent the degree with which the crop residue is directed into the stubble remaining on the field and to support the construction in such position. | 04-02-2009 |
20090253474 | Reflexing deflector-elements for automatically discarding, from a combine harvester, oversized wads of harvest residue - A vertical spreader of a combine harvester has a reflexing deflector elements hingedly secured to a flow guide element, and the deflectors are reinforced by over-center linkage so as to automatically hinge in response to the positive pressure of an oversized wad of crop residue and/or by loss of impeller speed. The wad is thereby discarded, and the deflector elements thereafter return to the original position held prior to hinging. | 10-08-2009 |
20110028193 | SPREADER DISK ASSEMBLY CONVERTIBLE FOR WINDROWING - A spreader disk assembly for spreading crop residue such as straw discharged from an agricultural harvesting machine, and more particularly, which has a bat support mechanism that enables the bats to be quickly and easily hingedly or pivotally convertible from a deployed spreading mode to a flattened stowed mode for windrowing, which does not require removal of the bats, or the disk from the spreader. A locking mechanism is provided that enables the quick and easy conversion and securely holds the bats in both modes. | 02-03-2011 |
20110053667 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR MOVEABLE MEMBERS OF AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE AND DEVICES THEREOF - A support assembly for supporting a moveable member of an agricultural combine is provided. The support assembly includes a moveable member, such as a foldable chaff pan assembly for spreading chaff and other crop residue from the rear of an agricultural combine, a support member and a resilient member connected to the support member for supporting the moveable member. The resilient member can be configured as an arched shaped or cylindrically shaped member. | 03-03-2011 |
20110130181 | REGULATOR OF RESIDUE FLOW FOR SPREADING DEVICES ON AGRICULTURAL COMBINES - An agricultural combine having an adjustable spreader assembly is provided that includes a spreader with one or a pair of regulators. The spreader includes a discharge opening about its lateral side. The regulator is pivotably connected to the lateral side of the spreader such that the regulator is in fluid communication with the discharge opening. The regulator can be configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position or to vary the direction of discharge of crop residue. The spreader can be a vertical spreader, a horizontal spreader, or a spread board. | 06-02-2011 |
20110165922 | AIR CURTAIN DISCHARGE PROTECTION FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - A discharge system for an agricultural harvester is disclosed to provide an air curtain that shields straw, chaff and other crop residue from the wind. The system includes a blower adapted for mounting to an agricultural harvester and having an intake side and a discharge side and a plenum fluidly connected to the discharge side of the blower. The plenum is arranged and disposed to distribute air exiting the discharge side of the blower to form an air curtain according to a predetermined profile at a location adjacent discharge that exits a rear door of the agricultural harvester as a windrow. | 07-07-2011 |
20110237316 | CROP RESIDUE FLOW DISTRIBUTOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE - An adjustable flow distributor for a spreader of an agricultural combine operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including an edge portion oriented at an oblique angle to a reference such as a back plate of the spreader, defining an oblique shaped space therebetween, the edge portion being pivotally adjustable in the fore and aft direction for controlling the portions of the flow of crop residue deposited beneath the spreader and discharged sidewardly therefrom, respectively, for instance, so as to better and more evenly distribute the crop residue over a swath of an agricultural field from which the crop was harvested, particularly a region of the swath in proximity to the spreader and/or chopper. | 09-29-2011 |
20120172097 | Support Assembly For Moveable Members Of An Agricultural Combine And Devices Thereof - A support assembly for supporting a moveable member of an agricultural combine is provided. The support assembly includes a moveable member, such as a foldable chaff pan assembly for spreading chaff and other crop residue from the rear of an agricultural combine, a support member and a resilient member connected to the support member for supporting the moveable member. The resilient member can be configured as an arched shaped or cylindrically shaped member. | 07-05-2012 |
20120208610 | BIOMASS FEED SYSTEM USING AN AIR BLANKET FOR IMPROVED DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A COLLECTION DEVICE - A biomass feed system includes a device to propel an airborne flow of the biomass along a trajectory within a collection device. At least one air flow port is disposed and operable in cooperation with at least one fan for discharging a flow of air for creating a blanket of pressurized air within the interior cavity beneath the trajectory for supporting and extending a distance of travel of the biomass within the collection device. The collection device can include an air flow outlet adjacent to a terminal end of the trajectory, to and through which the pressurized air will flow, in a manner for lifting and carrying at least some of the airborne biomass farther into the interior cavity. And, vanes or other elements can be provided to used to achieve better sideward distribution. | 08-16-2012 |
20120270613 | CROP RESIDUE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM WITH COOPERATIVELY MOVABLE DEFLECTOR DOOR AND SPREADER ASSEMBLY - The crop residue distribution apparatus and system use a horizontal crop spreader assembly and deflector door independently relatively positionable to be configurable in a straw windrowing and chaff spreading configuration in which straw flow is directed through an aperture between drive units of the spreader assembly while the chaff is directed to the spreader disposed in a lower opening; in a straw and chaff spreading configuration wherein the door closes the aperture and both straw and chaff are directed to the spreader; and in a straw and chaff windrowing configuration wherein the spreader is withdrawn from the lower opening such that the straw and chaff are both discharged therethrough to form a windrow without requiring removing disks of the spreader. | 10-25-2012 |
20130095899 | WIND COMPENSATION OF RESIDUE SPREAD WIDTH - A wind compensation system for residue spreading for an agricultural machine, such as a combine, and method for adjusting residue spreading based on wind speed and direction. Residue spreading is adjusted by a computing device in the combine which analyzes wind speed and direction input relative to combine motion of travel and adjusts one or more spreading devices in the combine to compensate for the wind to provide for even distribution of residue onto the ground. To compensate for wind, the computing device controls any one of spreader impeller rotation speed, spreader flow guide position, and/or spreader regulator position. | 04-18-2013 |
20130102370 | V-WEDGE CROP DEFLECTORS - A crop guide comprising one or more generally wedge-shaped guides configured to interact with a crop discharge stream as it is discharged from an agricultural mower having a counter-rotating disc cutterbar. The guides are positioned rearward from the cutterbar, with one guide being generally positioned on an axis centered between each pair of converging-rotation disc cutterheads where crop material flow is concentrated. Each guide is generally pyramidal in shape, having a pair of surfaces angled with respect to one another and forming a triangular pyramid form with respect to a third generally planar surface, typically the mower swathboard. The vertex of the pyramid is oriented upstream in the crop flow so that a portion of the crop flow is split by the angled surfaces and laterally dispersed. This dispersion of crop material produces a crop mat on the ground behind the mower having a more uniform thickness compared to that produced by a traditional mower using a counter-rotating rotary cutterbar. | 04-25-2013 |
20130165193 | Discharge Shield - A rotor discharge shield may be disclosed. The rotor discharge shield may comprise a planar wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The planar wall may define an opening. The first sidewall may be located proximate the opening. The second sidewall may be located proximate the opening. The first sidewall and the second sidewall may define a passage having an inlet and an outlet. An actuator may be arranged to selectively pivot the first sidewall. | 06-27-2013 |
20130324199 | REGULATOR OF RESIDUE FLOW FOR SPREADING DEVICES ON AGRICULTURAL COMBINES - An agricultural combine having an adjustable spreader assembly is provided that includes a spreader, a regulator and a rotary spreader. The spreader is operatively connected to a rear end of the agricultural combine and includes a housing and rotary blades. The housing has an inlet for receiving a flow of residue, and an outlet configured about a lateral side of the housing for discharging the flow of residue. The rotary blades are operatively connected to the housing for rotating therein. The regulator has a proximal end pivotably connected to a lateral side of the spreader about a substantially vertical axis to pivot the regulator in a fore and an aft direction, and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The regulator is in fluid communication with the housing. The rotary spreader is positioned proximate the distal end of the regulator and receives and distributes the flow of residue. | 12-05-2013 |
20140031096 | FLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING APPLICATION WIDTH OF RESIDUAL CROP MATERIAL - A flow distribution system for use with a combine spreader having an inlet opening at the top thereof for receiving crop residue, a pair of counter-rotating spreader paddles disposed generally side by side and forward of a back plate of the spreader, and a discharge opening below the spreader paddles. A flow guide element has an apex portion and a pair of opposed arm portions pivotally connected to the apex portion, the arm portions laterally extending to free end portions. An adjusting mechanism is operably connected to the arm portions to effect rotational movement of the arm portions about the apex portion, ends of spreader paddle members defining the outer swept diameters of the pair of spreader paddles and the crop residue flow surfaces of at least the arm portions defining clearance regions therebetween to controllably distribute crop residue in a desired pattern over a field. | 01-30-2014 |
20140066146 | Windrow Door Assembly for an Agricultural Combine - A windrow door assembly for controlling a direction of flow of crop residue expelled from a combine is disclosed. The window door assembly may generally include a door panel extending between a first end and a second end. The door panel may be moveable between a closed position, wherein the crop residue being expelled from the combine is directed along the door panel into a spreader of the combine, and an opened position, wherein the crop residue is directed along the door panel towards a rear opening of the combine. In addition, the windrow door assembly may include a deflector panel rotatably coupled to the door panel. The deflector panel may be configured to alter the direction of flow of the crop residue when the door panel is in the opened position. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066147 | Windrow Door for an Agricultural Combine - A windrow door for controlling a direction of flow of crop residue expelled from a combine is disclosed. The windrow door may generally include a door panel extending lengthwise between a first end and a second end. The door panel may be configured to be move relative to a spreader of the combine between a closed position, wherein the crop residue being expelled from the combine is directed along the door panel and into the spreader, and a chute position, wherein the crop residue is directed through a rear opening of the combine and onto the door panel. | 03-06-2014 |
20140066148 | System and Method for Controlling the Spreading of Crop Residue Expelled from an Agricultural Combine - A system for controlling the spreading of crop residue expelled from an agricultural combine is disclosed. The system may include a spreader configured to expel crop residue from the combine. The spreader may include at least one spreader disc configured to be rotated about an axis. In addition, the system may include a windrow door having an inner surface defining a flow path for directing the crop residue into the spreader. At least a portion of the windrow door may be configured to be moved relative to the spreader so as to adjust a location at which the crop residue is introduced onto the at least one spreader disc. | 03-06-2014 |
20140162739 | SPREADER SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - A spreader system for an agricultural harvester, including a hood assembly comprising a rotatable first hood and second hood, and wherein the first and second hoods cover a portion of a respective first and second discs and are configured to rotate between a first position and a second position, in the first position the first and second hoods block upward and rearward flow of a first agricultural material, a second agricultural material, an airflow, or a combination thereof, in the second position the first and second hoods are configured to facilitate upward and rearward flow of the first agricultural material, the second agricultural material, the airflow, or the combination thereof. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162740 | DISCHARGE GUIDE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER - An agricultural harvester discharge guide includes a porous apparatus adapted for mounting to a discharge end of the agricultural harvester for guiding crop residue discharged from the agricultural harvester. | 06-12-2014 |
20140302897 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL RESIDUE WIDTH - A system for discharging residue from an agricultural combine to a ground surface. The system including a spreader operatively connected to a rear end of the agricultural combine. The spreader having one or more impellers each having an axis of rotation and a housing. The impellers are operatively connected to the housing for rotating therein. The housing has an inlet for receiving a flow of residue, an outlet configured about a lateral side of the housing for discharging the flow of residue, and one or more residue flow distributors each pivotably movable in a direction generally parallel with the axis of rotation. Each flow distributor is configured to guide the discharged flow of residue sidewardly away from the spreader to the ground surface. The rotation of the one or more impellers discharge a flow of residue received through the inlet out through the outlet. | 10-09-2014 |
20150011274 | PIVOT SUPPORT MEMBER FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINE - An agricultural machine includes: a base member; a residue assembly; a support member assembly being pivotally coupled with the base member and being connected to the residue assembly, the support member assembly supporting the residue assembly and being configured for moving the residue assembly relative to the base member between a residue assembly operating position and a residue assembly service position about a pivot axis substantially without raising an elevation of the residue assembly when the residue assembly is in the residue assembly service position. | 01-08-2015 |
20150011275 | SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT - An agricultural harvester with a flexible crop residue management system. A pivotal swath door and displaceable windrow chute are coordinated to be displaced between positions in which all of crop residue is spread laterally and another position in which straw in the crop residue is directed in a windrow by a windrow chute and the chaff is directed laterally. | 01-08-2015 |
20150011276 | ACTUATION LINKAGE FOR FLEXIBLE CROP RESIDUE MANAGEMENT - An agricultural harvester with a flexible crop residue management system. A pivotal swath door and displaceable windrow chute are coordinated to be displaced between positions in which all of crop residue is spread laterally and another position in which straw in the crop residue is directed in a windrow by a windrow chute and the chaff is directed laterally. The windrow chute and swath door are each pivotally mounted and a linkage is provided between the windrow chute and swath door in the form of bars extending in between rollers to displace the windrow chute in coordination with the displacement of the swath door. | 01-08-2015 |
20150111627 | Oscillating Pan of an Agricultural Combine Having a Flow Control Guide Vane - A chaff pan for attachment to a cleaning apparatus of an agricultural combine is provided. The chaff pan includes a surface for receiving a flow of chaff from the cleaning apparatus. The surface has a proximal end proximate the combine and an opposing distal end. First and second side walls extend upwards from the surface about respective lateral ends of the chaff pan. The chaff pan also includes a flow control guide vane positioned on the surface of the chaff pan that extends from the proximal end to the distal end of the surface. The flow control guide vane is positioned on the surface at an angle relative to a midline of the chaff pan for directing the flow of chaff towards the midline of the chaff pan. | 04-23-2015 |
20150373913 | WEED SEED DEVITALIZATION ARRANGEMENT - A weed seed devitalization arrangement for use with a. combine harvester, attached to the combine harvester, towed behind, or standalone. The weed seed devitalization arrangement receives weed seeds entrained in a. portion of the air and material previously discharged from a combine harvester or other crop/lawn cutung apparatus. The weed seed devitalization arrangement includes a roton’stator arrangement including but not necessarily excluding other elements, one or more stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the members being arranged so as to impact weed seeds being provided into the substantially circular array; and one or more rotatable substantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the rotatable array movable with respect to a stationary substantially circular array of weed seed impact members, the impact members of the rotatable substantially circular array arranged to impact weed seeds being directed through the rotatable substantially circular array. Another element may be a driven rotating clement at or near the central portion of the rotor/stator arrangement for receiving the portion of air and material discharged from the combine harvester entrained with weed seeds and for providing a flow of air and entrained material including weed seed into the arrays of the arrangement. | 12-31-2015 |
20160106024 | WEIGHT TRANSFER AND RESIDUE SPREADING APPARATUS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE - An agricultural harvesting system including a chassis, a plurality of ground support devices carrying the chassis in a direction of travel, and a threshing section carried by the chassis. The threshing section produces residue that is sent to a spreader system. The spreader system has a first orientation and a second orientation. The spreader system includes a support device and a spreader. The support device is in ground contact and is positioned to a side of the chassis relative to the direction of travel when the spreader system is in the first orientation. The support device is positioned aft of the chassis relative to the direction of travel when the spreader system is in the second orientation. The spreader is carried by the support device and is configured to receive at least some of the residue. | 04-21-2016 |
20160143224 | Cleaning Device for an Agricultural Machine - An agricultural machine includes: a base member; a leading edge coupled with the base member and configured for receiving a flow of a material; and an assembly coupled with the base member, the assembly including a device and at least one flexible wiper coupled with the device, the device being configured for rotating and thereby for rotating the at least one flexible wiper therewith, said at least one flexible wiper thereby being configured for cleaning the material from the leading edge. | 05-26-2016 |
20160192587 | Residue Discharge System for a Combine Harvester Including a Cover Assembly | 07-07-2016 |
20160374270 | CHAFF SPREAD ASSISTED BY CROSS-BLOWN AIRFLOW - A spreader for a harvesting machine includes a pair of counter-rotating spreader units each having an impeller and a fan supported on a common shaft. A plenum routes at least part of the airflow from a first fan to merge with chaff exiting the opposite impeller and at least a part of the airflow from the opposite fan to merge with chaff exiting the impeller on the machine side of the first fan. In one embodiment all airflow from a fan is ducted to an impeller on the opposite side, while a second embodiment commingles airflow from both fans in a plenum from which portions of the mixed airflows is directed to the chaff exiting each impeller exit. In a third, embodiment an established airflow receives chaff from the impeller on the side on which that airflow is generated. | 12-29-2016 |
460112000 | With chopper | 49 |
20080234020 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE - An agricultural harvesting machine, in particular a forage harvester, has a frame, with a drive unit, an intake conveyor mechanism that directs the crop material to a downstream chopper drum, and a post-fragmentation device located downstream of the chopper drum. A bottom plate that encloses a portion of the chopper drum and is located adjacent to the guide plate in the crop material conveying chute is assigned to the chopper drum. The guide plate, which is located on the bottom of the crop material conveying chute in the region between the chopper drum and the downstream post-fragmentation device is capable of being swiveled vertically around a horizontal pivot axis from a closed position into an open position, and vice versa. | 09-25-2008 |
20080248843 | COMBINATION RESIDUE SPREADER AND COLLECTOR FOR SINGLE PASS HARVESTING SYSTEMS - A crop residue harvesting system for a harvesting machine is provided. The crop residue harvesting system includes a blower and a transition member having a first position and a second position. In a first position the transition member directs at least a portion of the crop residue to the blower for harvesting of the crop residue. In a second position the transition member allows for spreading at least a portion of the crop residue. A lever or actuator may be operatively connected to the transition member for selecting between the first position and the second position or selecting an intermediate position to control the proportions of the crop residue harvested and the crop residue spread. | 10-09-2008 |
20080268928 | DOUBLE SHEAR MATERIAL CHOPPER - A material chopper for chopping a material is provided. The double shear chopper may include a counter shear bar, a plurality of stationary knives associated with the counter shear bar, a shaft, at least one rotor section operatively connected to the shaft, each of the at least one rotor section configured to rotate with the shaft, at least one knife holder in each of the at least one rotor section, at least one knife operatively connected to each of the at least one knife holder, and slots in each of the at least one knife holder, wherein edges of the slot provide counter shear surfaces for the plurality of stationary knives. The material chopper may be added to or incorporated into a harvesting machine such as a combine. | 10-30-2008 |
20080293461 | Rotary chopper element of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester - A rotary chopper element for an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester, which rotary chopper element includes a cylindrical rotary member having a plurality of ring portions axially aligned in an ordered side-by-side arrangement along the longitudinal axis of the rotary member, with each ring portion having disposed annularly therearound a plurality of mounting lugs, each of which mounting lugs is designed to support or to have affixed thereto at least one knife blade. The mounting lugs on each succeeding ring portion are rotated or offset radially from the lugs of the preceding ring by a predefined amount and the knife blades are attached to the mounting lugs to form mounted assemblies that have beveled leading edges that extend substantially continuously from adjacent to the outer surface of the rotary member to the tips of the knife blades. The knife blades of such mounted assemblies define a plurality of spaced helical arrays that extend along and wrap around the rotary member. The rotary chopper element is configured to be mountable generally parallel to the grate portion of a counter knife assembly of the integral chopper assembly to define a material flow path between the grate portion and the rotary member and to be operable to transport crop residue past the integral chopper assembly. | 11-27-2008 |
20080293462 | Concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester - A concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly that includes a concave pan shell portion with a separate grate portion that may be easily installed into and removed from an intermediate opening in such concave pan portion for replacement in the event of undesirable wear thereto, and a separate interruption plate installable downstream from the slots in the grate portion for the purpose of effecting a lower mean length of chop (LOC) as the integral chopper assembly operates. The separate grate portion is configured to be installable to fill the intermediate opening in the concave pan shell portion, with a plurality of slots therethrough positioned side-by-side in the crossways direction to accommodate knife elements that are part of the counter knife assembly. Preferably, such separate grate portion may be crossways adjustable to some degree within the intermediate opening. The interruption plate is configured to extend generally crossways across the concave pan portion, downstream from the slots of the grate portion to project upwardly into and across the passageway between the rotary chopper element and the concave pan portion so as to interrupt the flow of residue past the integral chopper assembly to permit the residue to be chopped into shorter pieces, resulting in a lower mean length of chop (LOC) as the integral chopper assembly operates. | 11-27-2008 |
20080293463 | Insertion tool for a rotary chopper element of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester - An insertion tool for installing rotary chopper elements in integral chopper assemblies in combine harvesters, which insertion tool includes an elongated open-ended trough-like bed portion of a length, breadth, and depth to sufficiently accommodate the rotary chopper element therewithin, with lift brackets along the sides thereof configured to accommodate the prongs of lifting forks of a forklift. The rotary chopper element may be positioned to rest within the bed portion of the insertion tool for transport to adjacent to the access and installation window of a harvester and for slidable insertion by the insertion tool through such window for installation within the harvester. | 11-27-2008 |
20080305842 | Reversable counter knife bank - A counter knife bank or knife rank for use with a stationary knife assembly, such as by attachment to a knife mounting assembly of the stationary knife assembly, of a chopper assembly of an agricultural combine, including a plurality of individual double-sided knife blades or elements joined together, such as by a spline connector that extends through aligned openings in the base body portions of the knife blades or elements, in an aligned columnar arrangement to form a knife formation that is connected to a support member, such as to an underlying member having an inverted U-shape, that is removably connectable to a depending side wall of the knife mounting assembly to permit initial use of the first cutting edges of the knife blades or elements, easy reversal of the counter knife bank or rank at a later time, and subsequent use of the second cutting edges of the knife blades or elements. | 12-11-2008 |
20090042625 | COMBINE WITH AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR THAT CAN BE MOVED BETWEEN A SWATH DEPOSITING POSITION AND A CHOPPER POSITION - A combine is provided, with a harvested crop processing arrangement with an outlet for straw that is associated with an ejection drum and an endless conveyor arranged between the ejection drum and a straw chopper. In its rear region, the endless conveyor can be pivoted about a horizontal axis extending transverse to the direction of operation between a chopper position and a swath depositing position. | 02-12-2009 |
20090111548 | Residue splitter - A residue splitter apparatus for use with a horizontal spreader assembly that employs a pair of spreader paddles disposed side-by-side to rotate about respective generally vertical axes for controlling the spread width distribution of crop residue on and over a field, and the method of use thereof, including a flow guide element located generally intermediate to the spreader paddles of the horizontal spreader assembly with crop residue flow surfaces that extend rearwardly from a front edge portion of the flow guide element and sidewardly to free end portions generally aft of at least portions of the spreader paddles to receive and direct the flow of crop residue from such spreader paddles. Preferably, the flow guide element is laterally expandable to permit the flow of crop residue from the spreader paddles to be adjustably varied to effect a desired pattern of crop residue flow from the spreader paddles, for instance, so as to better and more evenly distribute the flow side-to-side over a swath of an agricultural field from which the crop was harvested. | 04-30-2009 |
20090111549 | Combine harvester residue chopper active counter knife assembly - An active counter knife assembly for a material chopper assembly or construction that has a rotary chopper element disposed across a material flow path, including a chopper grate assembly, having a grate portion with spaced generally transverse slots therealong, positionable generally parallel to the rotary chopper element of the residue chopper assembly; a rotatable shaft positionable generally beneath and parallel to the grate portion of the chopper grate assembly, with a plurality of fixed or flail-type knife elements attached to such shaft and positioned thereon to be alignably rotatable through the spaced generally transverse slots of the grate portion of the chopper grate assembly; and a drive mechanism for effecting rotational movement of the counter knife assembly, which drive mechanism is preferably controllable to allow an operator to vary the rotational speed and direction of the rotatable shaft so that the rotatable shaft may be selectably either maintained in an essentially fixed or locked condition or operated to rotate either counter to the rotation of the rotary chopper element of the chopper assembly or in the same tangential direction as the rotary chopper element, thereby controlling to some extent both the throughput speed of the material at the chopper assembly and the quality of the chop by the chopper assembly. | 04-30-2009 |
20090156277 | Crop residue chopping and spreading system for an agricultural combine - A system for chopping and spreading crop residue produced by an agricultural combine wherein the spreader is advantageously disposed directly rearwardly of a cleaning system of the combine for receiving chaff and other crop residue directly therefrom, without aid of a mechanism to convey the chaff to the spreader, and wherein the chopper is disposed just above and/or rearwardly of the spreader and is configured for discharging crop residue from the threshing system of the combine into the spreader for spreading thereby with the chaff. | 06-18-2009 |
20090325659 | Active spreader for an agricultural combine - An active crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including two horizontal rotor impellers for guiding and uniformly distributing the crop residue on a field, a triangular nose divider with a pyramidal shape which is wider at the base and an extension near or into the chopper. The spreader further comprises a straw guiding plate provided with specially shaped rakes on each side of the guiding plate. | 12-31-2009 |
20100041452 | Knife Blade For A Chopper Of A Combine Harvester - A knife blade for a chopper rotor is made in at least two members that are coupled together by a web disposed at the bottom of the slot, wherein the slot is configured to receive and pass therethrough a stationary blade that extends perpendicular to the rotational axis of the chopper rotor, the knife blade having a second edge with co-linear portions on each of the at least 2 members, wherein the co-linear portions are disposed generally at a right angle to the slot, and wherein the co-linear portions are configured to cut against a longitudinally extending knife blade ( | 02-18-2010 |
20100120482 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH SPREADER FANS - One embodiment of the present invention discloses a combine harvester including a straw chopper including an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the straw chopper and having an essentially horizontal plane of rotation, for spreading the chopped straw over a ground surface. The combine harvester further includes a guide member, which is arranged to deflect at least a part of the stream of chopped straw material to an axial intake of the spreader fan such that said part of chopped straw material meets the blades of the spreader fan in the direction of transport of the chopped straw material through the spreader fan at an acute angle relative to the plane of rotation of the spreader fan. The part of the stream of chopped straw material thereby contributes to the material movement through the spreader fan. | 05-13-2010 |
20100184494 | Harvester With An Additional Drum Conveyor For Straw Removal And A Single Flap For Changing Between Swath Deposit And Chopping Operation - The invention pertains to a combine ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100248802 | Harvested Crop Chopper Remains And Distribution Arrangement For A Combine - The invention concerns a harvested crop chopper remains-and-distribution arrangement for a combine ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100291982 | REMOTELY POSITIONABLE INTERRUPTION PLATE - A remotely positionable interruption plate system for altering chop quality in a chopper assembly. The system includes a base and an interruption plate slidably mounted to the base. The interruption plate is arranged and disposed to selectively position the interruption plate into at least a portion of a residue flow of the chopper assembly. The selective positioning of the interruption plate is accomplished remotely. An agricultural vehicle and a method utilizing the remotely positionable interruption plate system are also disclosed | 11-18-2010 |
20100291983 | HARVESTED MATERIAL RESIDUE CHOPPING AND DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE - A harvested material residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100291984 | CROP RESIDUE CHOPPING-AND-DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE - The invention relates to a crop residue chopping-and-distributing arrangement for a combine, with a straw chopper ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100291985 | CROP RESIDUE CHOPPING AND DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER - The invention pertains to a crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine harvester ( | 11-18-2010 |
20100311481 | Variable Rate Diverter For A Crop Residue Collecting Device Carried By A Combine Harvester - A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a chopper which chops and impels the chopped residue rearwardly through a discharge duct. A transition duct receives the crop exiting from the chopper and contains upright deflector vanes mounted for pivoting and being automatically moved among desired positions by a power actuator so as to direct desired proportions of the crop residue between a blower for receiving and accelerating the chopped through a discharge chute for collection in a receptacle of a towed trailer, and a pair of spreader disks located at opposite sides of the blower for receiving and dispersing the crop residue on the ground. | 12-09-2010 |
20110045883 | Crop Residue Chopping And Spreading Arrangement For A Combine Harvester - A crop residue chopping and spreading arrangement is described with a straw chopper ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110045884 | Crop Residue Chopping And Distributing Arrangement For A Combine - The invention relates to a crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement with a straw chopper ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110053668 | Harvested Crop Residue Chopping and Distribution Arrangement For A Combine With An Impeller Blower - A harvested crop residue chopper—and distribution arrangement for a combine ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110053669 | Harvested Crop Residue Chopper and Distribution Arrangement For A Combine With An Impeller Blower Whose Shape Conforms To The Contour Of The Straw Chopper - The invention concerns a harvested crop residue chopper and distribution arrangement for a combine ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110070934 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING A MATERIAL FLOW ONTO A FIELD, AND CHOPPING AND SPREADING DEVICE - In a method and device for spreading a material flow onto a field, the material flow emerging from a chopping mechanism of a chopping and spreading device, in particular a combine mounted straw chopper on a combine harvester, is conveyed to at least one guide element which is situated transversely to the longitudinal axis of the chopping mechanism, the guide element accelerates the material flow and conveys it to at least one downstream spreading unit, the material flow emerging from the at least one guide element is conveyed by a plane of conveyance, in which the material flow enters the at least one guide element, onto a spreading plane situated below the plane of conveyance; in the spreading plane, and the material flow is distributed by the at least one spreading unit onto the field. | 03-24-2011 |
20120178509 | Combine harvester comprising a spreading device for spreading chopped crop, and method of operating same - A combine harvester has a spreading device for spreading chopped crop, a control device to which the spreading device is connected and which controls spreading properties of the spreading device, and a wind anemometer located on either side of the spreading device in a rear region of the combine harvester and producing a signal corresponding to a characteristic of wind. | 07-12-2012 |
20120202568 | KNIVES FOR ROTARY CHOPPER ASSEMBLY OF A COMBINE HARVESTER - A rotor chopper assembly including a chopper rotor having a mounting lug. A knife blade includes a body having an opening arrangement configured to receive a retention device securing the body to a member that is rotatably connected to the mounting lug of the chopper rotor. During unobstructed operation of the rotor chopper assembly, the body is centrifugally urged radially outward from the mounting lug. In response to the body striking an obstruction during operation of the rotor chopper assembly, the body is urged into rotational movement until the retention device abuts a stop formed in the mounting lug. An angle subtended between axes defining unobstructed operation and stop abutment is different for at least two openings of the arrangement of openings formed in the body. | 08-09-2012 |
20120264493 | Twin Straw Chopper - In one embodiment, a straw chopper apparatus of a combine harvester, the straw chopper apparatus comprising plural chopper rotors disposed proximally to a rearward end of the combine harvester, each of the chopper rotors comprising a shaft having an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the direction of travel, the shaft having a length dimension and a diameter dimension, the length dimension greater than the diameter dimension, the shaft comprising plural sets of blades that are pivotably coupled to the shaft. | 10-18-2012 |
20120302300 | SPREADING ARRANGEMENT AND COMBINE HARVESTER WITH SPREADING ARRANGEMENT - Example embodiments relate to a combine harvester including a straw chopper having an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the straw chopper and having an essentially horizontal plane of rotation, for spreading the chopped straw over a ground surface. The combine harvester further includes a guide member, which is arranged to deflect at least a part of the stream of chopped straw material to an axial intake of the spreader fan such that a part of chopped straw material meets the blades of the spreader fan in the direction of transport of the chopped straw material through the spreader fan at an acute angle (α) relative to the plane of rotation of the spreader fan. | 11-29-2012 |
20130210506 | Combines - A combine harvester comprises a straw chopper ( | 08-15-2013 |
20140045562 | Chopper Knife With Hardening Coating - A chopper knife for an agricultural machine has a plate-shaped blade having a front region and a rear region. The blade is confined in transversal direction by longitudinal edges. The front region comprises at least one elongate cutting edge provided with a coating extending along a surface of the blade over a width perpendicular to a longitudinal edge. The width of the coating decreases in a direction from the front region towards the rear region of the blade. | 02-13-2014 |
20140080555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPREADER OUTPUT FROM A HARVESTER - A system and method for controlling spreader output from a harvester includes a distribution chamber for receiving an agricultural material removed from a field. The harvester includes a spreader system configured to distribute the agricultural material onto the field, and an opening configured to receive the agricultural material from the distribution chamber. Moreover, the distribution chamber includes a first panel rotatably coupled to a first side of the distribution chamber, and a second panel rotatably coupled to a second side of the distribution chamber. The first and second panels are configured to direct the agricultural material toward the opening of the spreader system. An angle of the first panel is independently adjustable to control a first amount of agricultural material directed toward a first inlet portion. An angle of the second panel is independently adjustable to control a second amount of agricultural material directed toward a second inlet portion. | 03-20-2014 |
20140179383 | CHOPPER ASSEMBLY FOR HARVESTING EQUIPMENT - A chopper assembly for harvesting equipment including a knife bank movable between a first position where knife elements of the knife bank are fully inserted into a passageway for crop residue and a second position where knife elements of the knife bank are fully retracted from the passageway. A body has a slot or profile, the body secured to the knife bank and at least one knife element, the body and the knife element configured to move relative to the knife bank. A resilient device operably connects the slot or profile and the knife bank, the resilient device preventing movement of the knife element away from the first position and toward the second position until the knife element is subjected to a predetermined force. Upon removal of the predetermined force, the resilient device urges the knife element to move toward the first position. | 06-26-2014 |
20140187298 | SPRING LOADED COUNTER KNIFE BANK ASSEMBLY - A counter knife bank assembly of a chopper assembly for an agricultural combine is provided that can pass obstructions without damaging the knife blades of the knife blade assembly. The counter knife bank assembly includes a knife bank and a lever assembly connected to the knife bank. The knife bank is moveable between a first position and a second position relative to a stationary frame of the chopper assembly. The lever assembly includes an extension member having a first end connected to the knife bank, a biasing member connected to the extension member, and an abutment member. The abutment member is engaged with the biasing member and is biased against a stationary support member of the counter knife bank assembly for articulation therewith. | 07-03-2014 |
20140364179 | Combine harvester - A combine harvester includes a first discharge mechanism having a changeable discharge direction, a chopping assembly for chopping up straw and a second discharge mechanism disposed downstream of the chopping assembly. The second discharge mechanism disposed is operated at least two different positions. In a first position, the second discharge mechanism is supplied with crop from the chopping assembly and the first discharge mechanism. In a second position, the second discharge mechanism disposed permits crop to be discharged upon bypassing the second discharge mechanism. The discharge direction of the first discharge mechanism is dependent upon the operating state of the chopping assembly. | 12-11-2014 |
20150038201 | Combine harvester comprising a chopping mechanism - A combine harvester is configured with a chopping mechanism for chopping crop that includes a cutting cylinder equipped with knives, a knife carrier equipped with counter-knives and a friction concave plate and, downstream thereof a rasp bar. The knife carrier and the friction concave plate are each swivellable about a swivel axis, which enables the knife carrier and the friction concave plate to be moved into a position in which the counter-knives, the rasp bar or both extend at least partially into a crop stream passing through the chopping mechanism. The knife carrier and the friction concave plate are each adjusted using an actuator without the use of tools. | 02-05-2015 |
20150038202 | SPREADING ARRANGEMENT AND COMBINE HARVESTER WITH SPREADING ARRANGEMENT - Example embodiments relate to a combine harvester including a straw chopper having an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the straw chopper and having an essentially horizontal plane of rotation, for spreading the chopped straw over a ground surface. The combine harvester further includes a guide member, which is arranged to deflect at least a part of the stream of chopped straw material to an axial intake of the spreader fan such that a part of chopped straw material meets the blades of the spreader fan in the direction of transport of the chopped straw material through the spreader fan at an acute angle (α) relative to the plane of rotation of the spreader fan. | 02-05-2015 |
20150050969 | COMBINE HARVESTER COMPRISING A CHOPPING MECHANISM - A combine harvester has a chopping mechanism and a spreading mechanism. The spreading mechanism is disposed downstream of the chopping mechanism, mechanically driven by a drive train and includes at least two rotors. The drive train of the spreading mechanism has a belt drive engageable by a clutch and configured to drive a first transmission stage via an output shaft, at least one second transmission stage drivably connected to the first transmission stage by a shaft and a braking device. The first and second transmission stages each have an output shaft for driving one or each of the rotors. | 02-19-2015 |
20160007537 | RESIDUE HANDLING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | 01-14-2016 |
20160044870 | Drive System for the Straw Chopper of a Combine Harvester - A straw chopper for a combine includes a rotor mounted in a housing with blades on a rotor for chopping the discharge material onto a material spreading assembly. The rotor is driven by a drive transmission from an output drive shaft of the drive system of the combine harvester including first a right angle gear box connected to the drive shaft, a second right angle gear box connected to the rotor and a single drive shaft communicating drive from the first gear box to the second gear box. One end of the rotor is supported by a shaft of the second gearbox carried on the combine housing. An adjustment is provided at the output shaft or at a gearbox to remotely from the cab adjust the speed of the rotor. The drive transmission includes a cogged timing belt for positive drive for increased power. | 02-18-2016 |
20160073586 | CLEANING SHOE MOG DISCHARGE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A cleaning shoe, material-other-than-grain (MOG) discharge method of a combine harvester is provided. The method comprises discharging first MOG from a rotor assembly; chopping with a chopper the discharged first MOG; discharging second MOG from an outlet end of a shoe; and combining the second MOG with the chopped first MOG before the chopped first MOG and the second MOG reaches the ground, wherein the second MOG that is combined with the chopped first MOG is not chopped by the chopper. | 03-17-2016 |
20160106040 | COMBINE HARVESTER RESIDUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A combine harvester including a residue management system having a chaff spreader and a straw chopper, coupled by a mechanical linkage. Movement of the straw chopper from an operating position to the non-operating position is translated into pivoting of the chaff spreader from a spreading position to a non-spreading position. | 04-21-2016 |
20160113202 | Cutting Blade - A straw chopper to be mounted at the rear discharge of a combine harvester includes a housing with a feed opening and a discharge opening with a rotor mounted in the housing for chopping and accelerating the crop materials. The rotor has a hub and a plurality of flail blade members where at least some of the blades are formed of a plate having a mounting hole through the plate for mounting on a bushing or pin of the rotor where a bearing surface of the mounting hole of the plate and not the plate surface is coated with material such as tungsten carbide or chromium carbide of a thickness less than 0.020 inches which is harder than a parent material of the plate. | 04-28-2016 |
20160135377 | Chopper and Spreader for an Agricultural Harvester - An agricultural harvester includes a chassis, with a separating system and a residue handling system each carried by the chassis. The separating system receives a flow of crop material producing a chaff flow and a residue flow. The residue handling system receives the chaff flow and the residue flow from the separating system, and the residue handling system includes a residue chopper operationally positioned immediately above a residue spreader. The residue spreader is oriented to receive the chaff flow and the residue flow chopped by the residue chopper. | 05-19-2016 |
20160150727 | Apparatus for Chopping and Discharging Straw from a Combine Harvester | 06-02-2016 |
20160150728 | Combine Harvester with Improved Chopper and Spreader Arrangement | 06-02-2016 |
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20190141904 | FLAIL ASSEMBLY FOR A STRAW CHOPPER SHAFT WITH A MOUNTING HOLE IN A BRACKET AND SUCH A STRAW CHOPPER SHAFT | 05-16-2019 |