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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. Tacke, Oskaloosa, IA (US);
Robert J. Naeger, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Charles S. Sloan, Blakesburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 15/101 (2013.01); A01F 2015/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor assembly that has a support tube having a first diameter, at least one tooth coupled to the support tube, wherein the tooth rotates with the support tube to direct crop toward a chamber, and an undershot auger having an auger flight extending radially away from an auger core, the auger flight configured to cause the crop to flow towards a bale chamber region of the rotor assembly when rotation of the rotor assembly causes the crop to flow under the rotor assembly. Wherein, the auger core has a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter.