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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Cnh America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
William Mark McCully, Lancaster, PA (US);
Clayton E. Banks, Jr., Brownstown, PA (US);
Eric Emerson Veikle, Lititz, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/46 (2006.01); A01D 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/46 (2013.01); A01D 61/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combine harvester having a crop processing mechanism and an elevator assembly is provided. The elevator assembly conveys harvested crop to the crop processing mechanism. The elevator assembly includes an elevator housing, an endless conveyor mounted for rotation within the elevator housing about a shaft, and a sprocket stripper mounted adjacent the shaft. The sprocket stripper includes a beveled or tapered edge.