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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Alexandre C. Rodrigues, Tenente Portela, BR;
Chad R. Borkgren, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Brian J. Tank, Milan, IL (US);
Zachary Saylor, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Matthew L. Douglas, Rock Island, IL (US);
Alexander B. Lassers, Davenport, IA (US);
Douglas G. Temple, Fulton, IL (US);
Joshua R. Wilhelm, Davenport, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A conveyor and conveyor drive for filling a combine grain tank includes a chain and paddle conveyor in a housing () that feeds an intermediate chamber (), a gearbox with a first coupling element (), the first coupling element () having teeth () with holes therethrough to permit the expulsion of grain from between the first coupling element () and a second coupling element () that is connected to a pivoting auger conveyor ().