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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Willi Behnke, Steinhagen, DE;
Norbert Diekhans, Guetersloh, DE;
Jochen Huster, Guetersloh, DE;
Thilo Krause, Glinde, DE;
Bastian Kriebel, Muenster, DE;
Frank Claussen, Greffen, DE;
Markus Brune, Harsewinkel, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
A method for unloading crop stored in a grain tank of a self-propelled combine harvester into a drivable collecting container equipped with a drive unit includes positioning the collecting container relative to the combine harvester and moving the collecting container parallel thereto while the crop is fed to the collecting container directly or indirectly by way of a grain tank discharge pipe equipped with an outlet chute, simultaneously with the harvesting operation.