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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2017
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Charlotte Van de Wege, Zulte, BE;
Frederik Baes, Reninge, BE;
Yvan C. C. Vandergucht, Lo-Reninge, BE;
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural combine including a residue processing system including a straw spreader and at least one chaff spreader. The at least one chaff spreader includes a first chaff accelerator and a second chaff accelerator so that, in operation, chaff particles are accelerated by the first chaff accelerator to an intermediate energy level after which the chaff particles are further accelerated by the second chaff accelerator to an ejection energy level. The second chaff accelerator includes grinding elements for grinding the chaff particles while accelerating them to the ejection energy level.