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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Deere and Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael T. Meschke, Silvis, IL (US);
Brian Herringshaw, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/44 (2006.01); A01D 41/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/448 (2013.01); A01D 41/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A harvester cleaning system may include a first cleaning zone extending in a first inclined plane and a second cleaning zone extending in a second inclined plane different than the first inclined plane. The first and second cleaning zones may include first and second sets of louvers. A single actuator is operably coupled to the first set of louvers and the second set of louvers to concurrently rotate both the first set of louvers and the second set of louvers.