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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2023
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Thirumaleswara Ayela, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Denver Yoder, Manheim, PA (US);
Shaun O'donnell, Quarryville, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A combine harvester includes a frame member, an unload tube, a pivotable cradle member and a locking device. The unload tube for expelling clean grain is moveable relative to the clean grain tank and the frame member between a stowed position and a deployed position. The pivotable cradle member is pivotably mounted with respect to the frame member for releasably receiving the unload tube. The pivotable cradle member includes a surface that is shaped for bearing on an exterior surface of the unload tube. The pivotable cradle member is pivotable between a first rotational position when the unload tube is maintained in the stowed position and a second rotational position when the unload tube is maintained in the deployed position. The locking device locks together the unload tube, the frame member and the pivotable cradle member when the unload tube is maintained in the stowed position.