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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1989
Filed:
Feb. 29, 1988
Edwin O Margerum, Paradise, PA (US);
Russell W Strong, Brugge, BE;
Ford New Holland, Inc., New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An axial flow combine harvester feed plate assembly for directing crop material from an elevator into a longitudinally extending threshing and separating rotor is disclosed wherein the feed plate assembly includes a surface extending upwardly and rearwardly to a junction with an arcuate surface to direct the mat of crop material being conveyed by the elevator in a linear path into a spirally extending flow path around the threshing and separating rotor. For axial flow harvesters having a pair of threshing and separating rotors, the feed plate includes a central divider member and a pair of transversely spaced side members providing an infeed configuration that eliminates dead spots in the transition of the flow of crop material from the elevator to the threshing and separating rotors to provide a smooth and efficient harvesting operation.