Variable sweep helical infeed element
CA 2282130 C · Owner: Deere & Company · Inventors: Pfeiffer, Dohn William; Andes, Raymond Manford
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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 the infeed element first contacts the crop mat. The forward portion has a radial section that extending radially outward from the rotor drum and an outermost section is forward swept in the direction of rotor rotation. This forward sweep is most aggressive at the initial feeding point and becomes less aggressive as the forward portion extends longitudinally downstream towards the transition point between the forward portion and the …
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- Filed September 14, 1999 and granted November 26, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 14, 2019.
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