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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ben De Cloet, Tillsonburg, CA;
Assignee:
De Cloet Ltd., Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 275 ; 56 166 ; 414293 ; 414300 ;
Abstract
A tobacco harvester discharge system is provided for uniformally distributing tobacco leaves into a tobacco bin. A set of rolls positioned over the discharge intercepts a substantial portion of the discharged tobacco leaves and directs them radially outward over the width of the bin. A fan located below the discharge blows air under the discharged tobacco leaves to extend the trajectory of the leaves over the length of the bin by a distance roughly proportional to the flow rate of air from the fan from time to time. The flow rate is controlled in a predetermined pattern to obtain uniform distribution of the discharged leaves over the bin.