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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Eric Loutz, Eriching Guiderkirch, FR;
Kai-Martin Kunkler, Zweibrucken, DE;
Karl Schewes, Zweibrucken, DE;
Bernd Bastian, Zweibrucken, DE;
Jakob Albrecht, Zweibrucken, DE;
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A screw conveyor assembly includes a first screw conveyor with a first housing and a first conveyor screw arranged therein, a second screw conveyor with a second housing and a second conveyor screw arranged therein, a transition housing to which the first housing and the second housing are connected forming a transition angle, and a runner disposed in the transition housing and arranged to conduct material being conveyed from the first conveyor screw to the second conveyor screw. The first conveyor screw is arranged upstream of the second conveyor screw. An additional conveyor element is disposed on a helix of the first conveyor screw, such that the helix is directly adjacent to the transition housing.