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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn E. Pope, Viola, IL (US);
Mark DePoorter, East Moline, IL (US);
Chad Dow, East Moline, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Co., Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/260 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 1/260 ;
Abstract
A cleanout configuration is provided for a grain compartment on a harvesting apparatus. The grain compartment has walls that form a trough, and a vertically arranged auger that is supported on an auger casting located in a sump at a bottom of the trough. Wall portions, in the form of a unitary casting with the auger casting are adjacent to the auger casting and comprise cleanout openings covered by removable covers. The openings are in a grate pattern. The unitary casting can be a bridge member, which supports all, or a substantial amount of the weight of the unitary casting and the auger.