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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1999
Dohn William Pfeiffer, Davenport, IA (US);
Merle Ray Gerber, Moline, IL (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
The discharge section of an axially arranged rotary combine is provided with a discharge chute having a ramp on the downward swept side. The ramp is provided with upper and lower metering edges for metering the flow of crop material other than grain from the helical flow to a transverse discharge beater. The floor of the discharge chute is provided with three guide vanes that define specific flow paths of the crop material being expelled by the axial crop processing unit and directing this crop material uniformly across the transverse discharge beater. The upward swept side of the discharge chute is provided with a filler plate for engaging crop material that was not engaged by the vanes to direct this crop material to the upward swept side of the discharge beater.