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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2013
Cnh America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Eric L. Walker, Leola, PA (US);
Brian Patrick Crow, Rock Island, IL (US);
James Michael Gessel, Geneseo, IL (US);
Frederick Robert Hubach, Stevens, PA (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
A corn head assembly for a combine harvester capable of reducing grain loss. The corn head assembly includes a frame, a plurality of row units and a hood. The frame is mounted to a forward end of the combine harvester. The plurality of row units extends forward from the frame. The hood extends between an adjacent pair of row units. The hood includes a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends. The outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.