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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Norbert Pohlmann, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Mark L Pearson, Leclaire, IA (US);
Joel D Ferris, Davenport, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/12 (2006.01); A01F 29/06 (2006.01); A01F 17/00 (2006.01); A01F 29/12 (2006.01); A01F 12/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 29/06 (2013.01); A01D 41/1243 (2013.01); A01F 12/40 (2013.01); A01F 17/00 (2013.01); A01F 29/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A residue chopping and distribution arrangement () for a combine harvester () comprises a first straw chopper () and a second straw chopper () arranged side by side and expelling the chopped straw laterally. A first chaff spreader () located in front of the first straw chopper () is driven by a first drive shaft () that also drives a first rotor () of the first straw chopper (). A second chaff spreader () located in front of the second straw chopper () is driven by a second drive shaft () that also drives a second rotor () of the second straw chopper ().