Deere & Company

Tom R Walmsley

Scott David Weber

John O Rumohr

Justin E Hummel

Jeffrey Scott Wigdahl

Jeffrey Robert Fox

Mark Alan Cracraft

Nile T Ackerman

Daniel A Krieg

Dan L Heggen

Donald B Brooks

An adjustable material-conveying duct and a flow area adjustment device are described. The duct may include two wall sections, the second wall section having two mounting connections, oriented at an angle with respect to one another. When the second wall section is mounted to the first wall section via a first mounting connection, the wall sections form a first angle in a flow channel of the duct. When the second wall section is mounted to the first wall section via a second mounting connection, the wall sections form a second, different angle in the flow channel. A flow sensor, controller and automatic adjustment device may also be utilized to control the orientation of the wall sections.

Material-conveying duct with adjustable geometry

A cotton accumulator system for a cotton harvester. The cotton accumulator system includes a cotton storage structure having an upper inlet and a lower outlet. A paddle shaft is coupleable to the cotton storage structure and configured to rotate about an axis. A plurality of paddles is coupleable to the paddle shaft. The plurality of paddles is configured to rotate with the paddle shaft to disperse cotton substantially evenly in the cotton storage structure.

Cotton accumulator system with paddles and upper inlet vane

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Tom R Walmsley