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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lambert Sanders, Herzebrock, DE;
Heinrich Isfort, Dulmen, DE;
Karl-Heinz Landwehr, Hagen a.T.W., DE;
Assignee:
Claas KGaA, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
56 60 ; 56 166 ; 141198 ; 460114 ;
Abstract
A self-propelled chopper forage harvester has a flap assembly at the discharge end of a pivotable ejector pipe. A hydraulic actuator moves the flap assembly about a generally horizontal axis for directing the projection of the forage. The flap assembly is removably mounted so it can be either at a position at the top of the discharge end of the ejector pipe for filling open-top forage boxes or at a position 180 degrees therefrom and at the bottom of the discharge end for filling closed-top forage boxes.