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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Edward H. Priepke, Lancaster, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A harvester is provided comprising a vessel for securing a crop therein and a crop delivery system. The crop delivery system has a first tube with a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube being configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end. A continuous belt is provided having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube. A portion of the belt operable to carry the crop from the receiving region is structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, while a portion of the belt operable to return to the receiving region after delivering the crop passes beneath the first tube.