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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1985
Wilfred E Klinner, Milton Keynes, GB;
National Research Development Corporation, London, GB;
Abstract
A crop engaging device for conveying and/or treating crop comprises a support means and a plurality of outwardly extending crop engaging elements. The support means may comprise a rotor with the crop engaging elements extending outwardly from the rotor center, or a stationary supporting plate with outwardly extending elements which protrude into a flow of crop driven by other means. An array of crop engaging elements is attached to a transverse support bar which is substantially transverse to the principal direction of crop flow. All the elements in the array are inclined at the same angle to the transverse support bar. Elements of succeeding bars may be inclined in opposite directions to each other or inclined in the same direction. The device finds use in crop conditioning apparatus, crop pick-up and conveying apparatus, particularly where an alignment effect is required, and grain threshing apparatus.