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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7585212 | Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with improved anti-wind features including a straw ejecting capability A front rotor inlet section for a rotor of an agricultural combine, including anti-wind features for preventing winding or wrapping of plant materials about a front bearing therearound, and features for providing a straw ejecting capability, including at least one r... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7462101 | Frusto-conical drum infeed and threshing region for a combine rotor A rotor, in an agricultural harvester crop processing unit, comprising a drum to which crop processing elements for an infeed section and a threshing section are affixed. The drum comprises a rearward cylindrical portion and a forwardly extending frusto-conical port... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7390252 | Agricultural combine rotor with a four inlet impeller arrangement feeding a three rasp bar threshing element layout A rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine, the rotor having a sequence of four inlet impellers disposed around an inlet section thereof at predetermined angularly spaced positions around a rotational axis therethrough, the impellers being oriented an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7223167 | Anti-wind wiper with adjustable extension An anti-wind wiper including an extension adjustably mountable in a desired spaced relation and angular orientation relative to a leading edge of a flight of a front rotor inlet section of a combine, for interaction with the flight during rotation of the rotor, for ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7186177 | Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind features A threshing front rotor inlet section and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine. The front rotor inlet section includes a center body or plate having a radial outer circumferential periphery and a substantially annular protuberance extend... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186178 | Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind features A threshing front rotor inlet section and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine. The front rotor inlet section includes a center body or plate having a radial outer circumferential periphery and a substantially annular protuberance extend... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186179 | Adjustable flow deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue flow from an axially arranged threshing system to a residue distribution system of an agricultural combine Adjustable deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue from an axially arranged threshing system of a combine to a crop residue distribution system is disposed in a position such that at least a portion of a crop residue flow from the threshing system will st... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7166025 | Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind features A threshing front rotor inlet section and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine. The front rotor inlet section includes a center body or plate having a radial outer circumferential periphery and a substantially annular protuberance extend... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146790 | Combine harvesters An anti-wrapping device is described for preventing crop from being wrapped about the central shaft of a reel rotatably supported on side arms of a header of a combine. The device comprises an annular cover plate for securing to the axial end of the reel to prevent ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140961 | Combine harvester A combine harvester with a rotor housing which is positioned in a lengthwise direction and with an inclined angle towards the horizontal line inside of the combine. To arrange the rotor housing in a favorable way inside of the combine harvester, it is suggested to u... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7070498 | Frusto-conical drum infeed and threshing region for a combine rotor A rotor, in an agricultural harvester crop processing unit, comprising a drum to which crop processing elements for an infeed section and a threshing section are affixed. The drum comprises a rearward cylindrical portion and a forwardly extending frusto-conical port... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059960 | Composite threshing element for a combine rotor A composite threshing element, for a rotor in an agricultural harvester crop processing unit, comprising a hollow support structure with at least one outwardly extending crop engaging portion, and a forwardly extending infeed element attachment feature. The rotor co... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051865 | Auger flight support An auger flight support includes a mounting portion having an arcuate concave surface adapted to be fixedly mounted around at least a portion of an outer circumferential surface of an auger shaft adjacent to a flight extending along a helical path around the shaft, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6976912 | Rotor for a combine harvester A rotor for a combine harvester comprises a thresher portion to which a plurality of thresher elements are fitted for threshing the crop material and a driver portion for driving the threshed material rearwardly through the housing. Impeller blades are fitted to the... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6908378 | Threshing rotor inlet flight extension The extension has an elongate blade shape and is positionable in radially outwardly extending relation along a leading edge of a rotor inlet flight, the blade having a leading edge located forwardly of the leading edge of the flight so as to rotate in advance thereo... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902477 | Axial separator with guide vane An axial separator of an agricultural combine comprises a rotor housed in a housing. The housing includes a lower separating grate and a top cover plate with spiral-shaped guide vanes, which are aligned to feed harvested crop on a helical path. A section of one of t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6830512 | Shroud for the infeed impeller of a rotary combine A shroud for the infeed section impeller in a rotary combine. The shroud includes a rear converging wall cone and a front diverging wall cone. A feed plate extends transversely across the front of the shroud and a sump is formed in the shroud behind the feed plate. ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6688970 | Combine threshing rotor front bearing and inlet section with anti-wind geometry A threshing rotor and front bearing housing shroud assembly for an agricultural combine having improved anti-wind characteristics, particularly with regard to long, wet straw. The invention resides in a front rotor inlet or infeed section having at least ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6296566 | Infeed impeller for a rotary combine An infeed assembly for a rotary combine has an impeller for directing crop materials outwardly and rearwardly. The impeller is arranged on the infeed section of the rotor and includes impeller blades that redirect the incoming mat-like crop materials into... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6257977 | Rotary combine having a rotor axis divergent from a rotor housing axis A rotary crop-processing unit for an agricultural combine in which the rotor is mounted in a rotor housing with the rotor axis diverging from the housing axis in the crop flow direction through the crop-processing unit. The diverging rotor and housing axe... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6190252 | Rotor for a combine-harvester A rotor used for a combine-harvester includes a cylindrical member having a front end and rear end with a plurality of rub bar members spacedly disposed thereupon and extending outwardly therefrom and with a plurality of outwardly projecting spiral member... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6083102 | Variable sweep helical infeed element A variable sweep infeed element for a rotary combine is bolted to the infeed section of the rotor drum and extends radially outward therefrom. The element is provided with a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portion is the location where... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6050894 | Feeding crop to the rotor of an axial flow combine harvester An impeller blade for the rotor of an axial flow combine harvester is shaped such that an outer blade portion has a shape of the blade portion defining an inclined edge which joins a forward blade edge lying in a radial plane of the rotor at a first posit... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5562540 | Apparatus for combined threshing and separating of seeds from a seed A threshing and separating apparatus particularly for use in a combine harvester includes a threshing rotor having a generally conical outer surface cooperating with a generally conical inner surface of a stator so that crop material fed to the narrower e... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5466188 | Method of decorticating flax and a flax dressing machine for carrying out this method A flax dressing machine for decorticating a tangled mass of flax includes a first breaking edge. A first breaker is provided, and includes stationary plate-shaped elements arranged to form parallel gaps, and rotatable plate-shaped elements rotatable about... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5454758 | Self-propelling harvester thresher A self-propelling harvester thresher has elements for cutting and transporting a harvested product, threshing unit arranged after the elements and operating in accordance with the principle of radial flow and also including a threshing basket and a thresh... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5387153 | Rotary combine A rotor assembly for a rotary combine having an anti-wrap blade assembly which acts in combination with an impeller blade assembly to direct material outwardly and rearwardly relative to the longitudinal axis of the rotor assembly. The anti-wrap blade ass... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5364306 | Notched helical vanes in the feeding section of an axial agricultural combine The feeding section of an axial flow agricultural combine is provided with helical vanes. Each helical vane having an upstream end that is provided with a notch in which crop material is temporarily trapped. The notch is formed by tapering the upstream en... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5344367 | Infeed plate for an axial agricultural combine An improved infeed plate more evenly distributes harvested crop material as it is transferred from a feederhouse to an axial rotor. Crop on one side of the infeed plate is curled into the bottom of the rotor by a conical section. Crop on the other side of... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5257959 | Door assembly for an axial-flow combine A door assembly for a rotary combine having a crop receiving and generally tubular rotor casing defining an elongated axis, a rotor coaxially disposed within the casing, and a vaned impeller arranged at a forward end of the rotor. The door assembly extend... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5145461 | Door assembly for an axial-flow combine A door assembly for an axial-flow combine having a crop receiving and generally tubular rotor casting defining an elongated axis, a rotor coaxially disposed within the casing, and a vaned impeller arranged at a forward end of the rotor. The door assembly ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5145462 | Infeed assembly for an axial-flow combine An infeed assembly for an axial-flow combine arranged at a forward end of a rotor which is mounted within a casing defining a transition section at a forward end thereof. The transition section has a series of spiral transport vanes on an inner surface th... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5045025 | Co-rotational axial flow combine A combine for cutting and threshing grain has an axial flow threshing drum. A feeder head mounts to the forward end of the threshing drum. Impellers on the feeder head push grain into the threshing drum housing and also provide threshing. Rasp bars on the... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4986794 | Rotor assembly for an axial-flow combine An axial-flow combine with an improved rotor assembly which is configured to be less sensitive to crop material conditions. The rotor assembly includes a rotor casing with a rotor rotatably arranged therewithin. At its forward end, the rotor casing is pro... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4946419 | Axial flow harvesting machine An axial flow harvesting machine having at least one generally cylindrical rotor rotatably mounted within a casing and operable in conjunction with the casing to thresh and separate grain from straw material, and a plurality of mounting members provided o... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4875890 | Feed plate assembly for axial flow combine An axial flow combine harvester feed plate assembly for directing crop material from an elevator into a longitudinally extending threshing and separating rotor is disclosed wherein the feed plate assembly includes a surface extending upwardly and rearward... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4846198 | Modular combine harvester A combine harvester is disclosed wherein the operative components thereof are built according to a modular concept. The combine harvester includes a threshing module, a separating module and a cleaning module, all of which are supported by a frame and ope... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4489733 | Axial flow combine A combine for harvesting and threshing grain has features to prevent grain and time wastage even if the combine is tilted sideways, and other features to simplify the threshing equipment. The combine has a sieve housing that is mounted on rollers to the f... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4269200 | Feeding arrangement for an axial flow rotary combine In a self-propelled combine, crop material is gathered from a field and transferred by a chain and slat-type feeder house to a fore-and-aft disposed axial flow rotary separator including, from the front, infeed, threshing and separating portions respectiv... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4266560 | Rotor for an axial flow combine The inlet end of an axial flow rotor feeds high volumes of crop materials at low crop pressures toward the threshing and separating areas to avoid bunching of crop materials or plugging of the rotor. A cylindrical core tube at the inlet end of the rotor i... | 05/12/1981 |