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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2011
Applicant:
Morten Leth Bilde, Langaa, DK;
Inventor:
Morten Leth Bilde, Langaa, DK;
Assignee:
AGCO A/S, Randers, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/30 (2006.01); A01F 12/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 12/444 (2013.01); A01F 12/446 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combine harvester comprises an oscillating thresher pan () for conveying a chaff/grain stream rearwardly to a rear edge from where the grain/chaff stream falls under gravity into a cleaning unit (). The cleaning unit, or shoe, includes at least one vibrating pan () onto which the grain/chaff stream falls. The cleaning unit comprising a fan () for generating a cleaning airstream which is directed through the failing grain/chaff stream. The cleaning pan, when in use, is provided with a damping surface to damp bounce of kernels falling thereupon. In one example, the damping surface is provided by a sheet of rubber ().