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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1994
Filed:
May. 18, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kenneth Brown, Norwich, GB;
Yves LeCarre, Saint Evarzec, FR;
Franklin P Orlando, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Frederick A Zemke, Hoopeston, IL (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ; A01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
460131 ; 460142 ;
Abstract
In the harvesting of legumes, apparatus having a plurality of rods mounted on a rotating axle provides a vibratory contact force to the seed containing pods to provide acceleration and impact forces to separate the seeds from the shells or pods containing the seeds, and an auger feeds the pods through the apparatus to optimize the time the pods are in contact with the rods.