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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Niermann, Harsewinkel, DE;
Assignee:
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/244 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/244 ;
Abstract
In a combine incorporating blowers ( ) for spreading the discharge mixture of chopped straw and chaff over a wide area, the kinetic energy obtained through the medium of a chopper or feed device located prior to the blowers is retained so as to save on drive power by making the material outlet opening ( ′) of the chopper ( ) or the feed device lie in the same plane as the inlet opening ( ′) of the blower ( ).