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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Oliver Klein, Saarlouis, DE;
Dirk Weichholdt, Woelfing les Sarreguerlines, DE;
Rico Priesnitz, Lebach, DE;
Fritz Lauer, Krähenberg, DE;
Chad A. Dow, East Moline, IL (US);
Joel D. Ferris, Davenport, IA (US);
Oliver Klein, Saarlouis, DE;
Dirk Weichholdt, Woelfing les Sarreguerlines, DE;
Rico Priesnitz, Lebach, DE;
Fritz Lauer, Krähenberg, DE;
Chad A. Dow, East Moline, IL (US);
Joel D. Ferris, Davenport, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A combine () comprises a crop processing device () having a straw outlet (), a beater () assigned to the straw outlet () of the crop processing device () and a straw chopper (). An overshot drum conveyor () follows the beater (). A single, pivotable flap () is located downstream the drum conveyor () and movable between a chopping position in which it deflects the straw downward into the straw chopper () and a swath laying position in which it lets the straw pass to a slope () behind the straw chopper (). The flap () is pivoted at its forward end adjacent and above the drum conveyor () and has a shape matching to the circumference of the drum conveyor ().