Fan for rotary cleaning mechanism in combine harvesters
CA 1198646 A · Owner: Sperry Corporation · Inventors: Strubbe, Gilbert J.I.; Decoene, Frans J.G.C.
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A rotary cleaning mechanism for cleaning threshed grain in a combine harvester is disclosed wherein a fan is mounted forwardly of the cleaning cylinder to blow air through the cleaning sieves to make unwanted residue airborne for discharge from the cleaning cylinder. A fan housing is provided with a first passageway to direct a flow of air through the grain being conveyed from a centrally located infeed mechanism onto a radially outwardly spaced grain pan. A second passageway is also provided in the fan housing to direct a flow of air through threshed grain being conveyed rearwardly off the grain pan onto a radially outwardly located cleaning sieve. The fan is mounted on an axis of rotation …
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- Granted December 31, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 31, 2002.
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