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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Martin Büermann, Haunsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/232 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/232 ;
Abstract
A cleaning assembly for an agricultural combine comprises a cleaning shoe with at least one sieve. The sieve is provided with adjustable blades. The sieve is provided with an adjustment element for adjusting the position of the blades. A driving element is connected to the adjustment element. The sieve can be removed from the cleaning shoe without disassembling the connection between the drive element and adjustment element. The connection is automatically disengaged when the sieve is being removed from the cleaning shoe and automatically engaged when the sieve is being reinstalled in the cleaning shoe.