Class 460/106 - Pivoting trap

Subclass of Class 460 - Crop threshing or separating
Definition: Subject matter including a short rod or shaft which rotates
No. of patents: 34
Last issue date: 01/29/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7324883	System and method to detect a failed shear bolt supporting a concave of an agricultural combine A system and method for detecting existence of a failed or broken shear bolt supporting all or a portion of a concave of a threshing system of an agricultural combine and utilizing information relating to rates of movement and absence of movement of a concave to det...	01/29/2008
7232084	Material reducing apparatus A material reduction apparatus for reducing materials having an admixture that resists reduction. The mechanism incorporated into the apparatus to provide a bypass of such admixture while avoiding shut down interruption of the materials reduction operation. ...	06/19/2007
7201652	Feeder aids on a feeder drum of a self-propelled combine harvester A feeder drum for a self-propelled combine harvester has a feeder drum element, and a plurality of feeder aids associated with the feeder drum element and having effective surfaces which are wedge-shaped and tapered. ...	04/10/2007
7153483	Crystalline molecular sieve SSZ-51 composition of matter and synthesis thereof A novel crystalline aluminophosphate and metalloaluminophosphate of the molecular sieve type, denominated SSZ-51, is prepared by hydrothermal synthesis from reactive sources of aluminum and phosphorus, fluorine and an organic templating agent, 4-dimethylaminopyridin...	12/26/2006
7090157	Material reducing apparatus A material reduction apparatus for reducing materials having an admixture that resists reduction. The mechanism incorporated into the apparatus to provide a bypass of such admixture while avoiding shut down interruption of the materials reduction operation. ...	08/15/2006
7011580	Elevator for an agricultural harvesting machine An agricultural harvesting machine comprises a crop processing apparatus and an elevator assembly for conveying harvested crop material to the crop processing apparatus. The elevator assembly comprises an elevator housing and an endless elevator apparatus mounted fo...	03/14/2006
6298641	Stone ejection for a feederhouse on an agriculture combine The apparatus is an improvement to a feederhouse on an agricultural combine. The apparatus has a first acoustic array having a first sounding board and acoustic sensor positioned beneath the front drum and feederhouse floor. There is a second acoustic arr...	10/09/2001
6269618	Acoustic stone detection for a feederhouse on an agricultural combine A feederhouse on an agricultural combine. Having a first acoustic array having a first sounding board and acoustic sensor positioned beneath the front drum and feederhouse floor. A second acoustic array positioned behind the front drum and between the con...	08/07/2001
5882257	Rock trap sump door latch A rock trap sump assembly includes a rock trap sump having an opening through which rocks may be ejected, a door pivotally supported adjacent to the opening, a latch arm pivotally coupled to the rock trap sump about a first axis and a link pivotally coupl...	03/16/1999
5733192	Beater bar assembly for threshing machine A beater bar assembly for use in a threshing machine. The beater bar assembly is formed of a chute assembly and interfitting, horizontally oriented, rotating cylindrical drum having a plurality of extending teeth forming racks of combs. The chute assembly...	03/31/1998
5702300	Combine rock door over center closure apparatus An over center closure apparatus for a spring latched rock door for a combine harvester includes a first, free rotating lever arm connected to rotate about the rock door pivot and a second lever arm connected to rotate with the rock door pivot. The second...	12/30/1997
5443421	Rock discharge assembly for hay crusher A spring loaded rock discharge assembly for use with hay mower-conditioner machinery including a plurality of spring fingers supported in an opening between a forage crop cutting mechanism and a conditioning roll. The spring fingers are sufficiently resil...	08/22/1995
5324231	Stone trap for a combine harvester A combine harvester stone trap having its upwardly facing inlet generally in the proximity of the transition between the discharge end of the crop elevator and the forward end of the combine threshing concave. The stone trap includes a front wall in the f...	06/28/1994
5273488	Stone trap agitator for a combine harvester A combine harvester stone trap having its upwardly facing inlet generally in the proximity of the transition between the discharge end of the crop elevator and the forward end of the combine threshing concave. The stone trap includes a front wall in the f...	12/28/1993
5019014	Foreign object protection device for a harvesting machine A harvesting machine is provided with a foreign material protective device to extract stones, sand and other material from the harvesting goods which are gathered by the header. With the present invention, the protective device is provided with a housing ...	05/28/1991
4768525	Stone ejection door mechanism for harvesting equipment A stone ejection door mechanism for harvesting equipment comprising a stone sensing mechanism which will sense the presence of stones being ingested into the combine. A trap door mechanism including front and rear doors which are opened when stones are de...	09/06/1988
4663978	Clean grain sampler for a combine harvester In a self-propelled combine harvester, a grain sampling device is inserted in an opening in the common wall structure shared by the rear of the operator enclosure and the front of the grain tank. In the opening, a prism shaped receiving cup rocks about it...	05/12/1987
4657029	Stone trap for a combine harvester The stone trap for a combine harvester 10 includes an elevator to the cylinder 26, a beater assembly 40 rotatably mounted in the elevator and an opening 72 in the floor 38 of the elevator below the opening 72. A box 78 is mounted under the floor 38 to rec...	04/14/1987
4616661	Rock door latch with opposed roller detents A rock door has its front end pivotally mounted on a combine near the crop inlet to the threshing cage and when closed has a pivoted lip structure at its rear end resting on the front end of the threshing concave. The lip structure is releasably held in i...	10/14/1986
4484588	Combined concave and rock door structure A combined concave and rock door structure is provided for an agricultural harvester wherein the rock door and the arms supporting the concave are pivotally mounted on the same transverse axis by a pair of pivot support structures. A control mechanism is ...	11/27/1984
4467819	Combined stone trap closing mechanism A closing mechanism for the trap door of a stone trap mounted in the floor of the feeder house on a combine harvester is disclosed wherein the trap door can be moved from a opened position to a closed position by the raising of the header. If the stone tr...	08/28/1984
4446875	Stone trap for combine harvesters A combine harvester including a crop elevator, a threshing mechanism to which in use the crop elevator feeds crop material, and a removable stone trap located between the crop elevator and the threshing mechanism and having an inlet disposed generally at ...	05/08/1984
4404975	Rock trap for a combine A rock trap for a combine is described wherein the rock trap is positioned below the upper rearward end of the combine feeder housing. The rock trap comprises a panel which is pivotally connected at its rearward end to the combine and embraces the undersi...	09/20/1983
4343137	Crop elevator decelerating means In a harvesting and threshing machine having stone sensing apparatus mounted within an infeed housing, the infeed housing being mounted to the machine and effective to receive crop material from a header and convey the crop material via a crop elevator fr...	08/10/1982
4335565	Latch mechanism for combine having electronic and mechanical stone detectors A latch mechanism for the trap door of a combine stone detector is disclosed wherein the latch mechanism is operable to release the trap door for ejection of a stone or other non-crop foreign matter from the feed path of the crop being harvested when the ...	06/22/1982
4335563	Combine stone trap latch release A release mechanism for a combine stone trap latch is disclosed wherein the detection of a stone in the crop feed path by either electronic or mechanical detection mechanisms can trigger the release of the latch from a trap door to permit the stone to be ...	06/22/1982
4335562	Rock trap for farm vehicle A rock trap for a farm vehicle such as a combine or the like removes rocks from crops being harvested thus preventing rocks from entering the threshing area of the combine. Crop material is fed through a feeder house toward a drum and all the crop materia...	06/22/1982
4335564	Electronically actuated stone trap trip mechanism A trip mechanism, cooperable with an electronic stone detection device on a combine, is disclosed wherein, upon the reception of a signal from the electronic stone detection device indicating that a stone has been detected in the feed path of the crop bei...	06/22/1982
4322933	Stone trapdoor trip mechanism In a harvesting and threshing machine having stone sensing apparatus mounted within an infeed housing, the infeed housing being mounted to the machine and effective to receive crop material from a header and convey the crop material via a crop elevator fr...	04/06/1982
4288969	Stone trap seal In a combine used for harvesting and threshing crop material from a field and equipped with a system for ejecting stones and other foreign objects from an infeed housing through a trapdoor there is provided an improved seal for the stone trapdoor and the ...	09/15/1981
4271850	Concave safety door with sealing and latching features A pivoted safety door for a harvester is disposed ahead of the concave and has a separately pivoted lip which normally rests on a front edge of the concave. An adjustably biased detent mechanism releases the lip, permitting it to pivot out of engagement w...	06/09/1981
4262679	Closing mechanism for a harvester safety door A pivoted safety door for a harvester is disposed ahead of the concave and has a separately pivoted lip which normally rests on a front edge of the concave. An adjustably biased detent mechanism releases the lip, permitting it to pivot out of engagement w...	04/21/1981
4195644	Stone guard for harvesters A stone guard for use with a harvester or combine of the type having a rotatable threshing cylinder and a concave lying contiguous and radially outwardly of the threshing cylinder whereby grain is threshed from a crop fed by a feeder means to the interspa...	04/01/1980
3971390	Stone trap for threshing and separating machine The stone trap of the present invention is used in cooperation with the crop elevator of a threshing and separating machine. The crop elevator has an opening positioned in its bottom wall along the path of the incoming crop material. A pivotally mounted d...	07/27/1976

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Class 460/106 - Pivoting trap