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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7473169 | 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 approximatel... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7226355 | Mechanism and method for automatically transversely positioning the pinch-point of a concave A device and method is disclosed for allowing a combine operator, from the operator's station, to automatically transversely position a pinch-point of a concave relative to a rotor of a combine in accordance with the clearance spacing set between the concave and the... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7166026 | Stepped grate for an agricultural combine A grate for an agricultural combine includes curved grate segments, each of which include mounting holes in at least one end segment. To provide a threshing grate, the end segments of the grate segments are offset to provide a “step”, or discontinuity in the rad... | 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 |
| 7029393 | Split inlet seal for grain separators and method A grain separator having an easily replaceable seal. The separator comprises a housing and a rotatable grain separation drum carried by the housing, the drum having an end face with an external annular bearing surface. A drive shaft extends axially into the drum thr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022013 | Axial flow combine harvester with adaptable separating unit An axial flow combine harvester comprises a rotor having a separator section which can be adapted to suit different crops. Within the separator section staggered crop engaging elements are spaced from one another along a first helical crop flow path. The crop flow p... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6736722 | Unloader tube cleaning system for harvesting apparatus An air cleanout system is provided for a grain unloader tube for a harvesting apparatus. The unloader tube has an auger therein and a plurality of air nozzles located at least partially within the unloader tube. The air nozzles have air outlets directed substantiall... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6679773 | Working devices contained in a rotor housing of an agricultural harvester A self-propelled harvester having a drivable separating rotor rotatably mounted in a rotor housing with a bearing in an end wall covering an inlet opening of the rotor housing at a front end of the separating rotor, further comprising a lower edge transve... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6544118 | Self-propelled combine harvester having asymmetric transaction housings A self-propelled combine harvester having a threshing device, main threshing drum and feed drum for transferring crop to an axial dividing device. The axial dividing device has two housings that are asymmetrical and expand vertically and horizontally at t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6494782 | Threshing and separating unit of axial flow combines A combine harvester comprises a threshing and separating arrangement mounted to a main frame, which includes a generally cylindrical chamber having a generally longitudinal axis, and a separating concave assembly. The arrangement further includes a rotor ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6468153 | Air blast duct for cleaning axial separator Duct work directing air from a combine cooling fan to the top of a separator unit, the duct work extending in an arc between its inlet and a flared outlet, and includes a neck portion that hinders air within the duct work from swirling upward in that loca... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6352474 | Metering edge for axially arranged rotary separator The discharge section of an axially arranged rotary combine is provided with a metering edge overhanging a discharge chute. The metering edge is asymmetrical having a downswept edge and an upswept edge. The downswept edge is more open that the upswept edg... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6241605 | Discharge geometry for axially arranged rotary separator The discharge section of an axially arranged rotary combine is provided with a discharge chute having a ramp on the downward swept side. The ramp is provided with upper and lower metering edges for metering the flow of crop material other than grain from ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6231439 | Easy assembly separator for combine harvesters A self-propelled combine harvester has an axial-flow separating device including a chopping device with supporting rings which carry impact teeth. The main body of each separating rotor is equipped with several positioning profiles, which are rigidly conn... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6152820 | Chopping device in a combine A combine includes a housing enclosing a rotary separator. The rotary separator's discharge area is built such that the quality of the chopped crops is improved and a continuous discharge of crops is guaranteed. Guiding devices in the area of the axial-fl... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6129629 | Intake zone for axial separator The present invention describes an intake zone (4a) for an axial separator (4) consisting of a rotor (6) that is configured as a cone in its front area, is tapered in the direction of the flow of materials and has a sleeve (12, 13, 16) or an intake zone f... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6036598 | Crop processing element for a rotary combine The crop engaging element of the present invention is a hollow structure having a smooth curved convex top portion which terminates in a concave trough before extending into a radially extending lip. The hollow structure is provided with sidewalls and a r... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6027407 | Replaceable components for combines In a combine harvester comprising a separating device which operates by the axial flow method, a chopping device which operates by the axial flow method designed in such a way that the components of the separating rotor's chopping device can be replaced i... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5919086 | Combine rotor and method A combine rotor assembly and method of using the same are provided. The rotor assembly is characterized by a cylindrical drum having an outer peripheral surface. A plurality of helical or spiral shaped threshing groups are attached to the outer peripheral... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5816911 | Jump ring on grain separating concave A grain combine with an improved threshing cage surface achieves greater separation efficiency without increasing the length of the threshing section. The invention utilizes rings mounted to the interior surface of a perforated screen. The rings are trans... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5803807 | Supporting system for a rotating concave grain threshing mechanism A grain threshing mechanism has a concave assembly and rotor assembly positioned within the concave assembly. The concave assembly has a concave receiving end portion, a concave middle portion, and a concave discharge end portion. A supporting system supp... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5688170 | Rotary combine having a concentric infeed section and eccentric threshing and separating sections An axial agricultural combine having a single element rotor defining a rotor axis. The rotor is housed in a rotor housing having an infeed section, a threshing section and a separating section. The infeed section of the rotor housing defines a infeed axis... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5445563 | Axial flow combine having a concentric threshing section and an eccentric separating section An axial flow agricultural combine has a single element rotor defining a rotor axis. The rotor is housed in a rotor housing having a threshing section and a separating section. The threshing section of the rotor housing defines a threshing axis and the se... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5342239 | Operation parameters for an axial separator An agricultural combine having a transverse threshing cylinder and concave and an axial separator. The axial separator is provided with two side-by-side axial separator units, each unit having a rotor and a casing for housing the rotor. The casings are no... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5088960 | Air blast for cleaning axial separator An agricultural combine having a pair of side-by-side axial separators. Each of the axial separators comprises a cylindrical tube, a rotor housed in the tube, an inlet and an outlet. An axial air stream is directed along the top of the axial separator to ... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083977 | Rasp bars for directing crop into an axial separator An agricultural combine having a transverse threshing cylinder and a pair of axial separator units wherein the angle flighting on the rasp bars of the threshing cylinder are arranged to assist in directing the harvested crop material to the inlets of the ... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5013280 | Device for secondary separation of grain in a combine harvester The secondary grain separator comprises an outer drum (12) constituted by at least two successive perforated lengths (18, 20, 22) having different mesh sizes, a feed chute (24) at the upstream end of the drum for pouring substances into the drum for separ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4976654 | Self-propelling harvester thresher A self-propelling harvester thresher comprises a threshing unit, a separating unit located downstream of the threshing unit, the separating unit extending along a traveling direction of the harvester thresher and operating in accordance with the principle... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4969853 | Readily removable separator module The invention is directed to an assembly for readily removing an axial separator from an agricultural combine. The axial separator is positioned within the combine side sheets by rails that are secured to the sides of the side sheets. A sprocket type whee... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4964838 | Low profile mounts for axial flow combine rotor 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 permanen... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4919642 | Rotary grain screener A rotary grain screener is disclosed in which the primary grain-advancing flighting is mounted on the internal surface of the rotary screener drum and an inner auger is mounted on a central axial drive shaft to advance the grain forward in the drum at a g... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4884994 | Axial flow rotary separator In an axial flow rotary separator, the crop material engaging elements of the eccentrically mounted rotor include helically oriented deflecting surfaces of significant axial extent which in operation, sweep closely or "wipe" a separating grate of the sepa... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4739773 | Feeding arrangement for an axial flow rotary separator In a combine harvester having a twin rotor axial flow rotary separator with side-by-side separator portions downstream of a conventional threshing cylinder and concave, crop material is guided by an overhead beater and guide plate into the overhead triang... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4733672 | Separating and cleaning arrangement for a self-propelled harvester thresher A separating and cleaning arrangement for a self-propelled harvester thresher, comprises a stationary housing extending in a traveling direction and provided with an inlet and outlet opening, and a rotor driveably supported in the housing and having a cas... | 03/29/1988 |
