IMPROVED CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE

IMPROVED CLEANING SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE

A combine grain cleaning system having front and rear rollers, a conveyor belt having an upper surface extending from the front roller to the rear roller, a motor operatively connected to the conveyor belt and configured to drive the upper surface in a belt travel direction from the front roller to...

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1. Verfasser: Ricketts, Jonathan E
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE
FISHING
FORESTRY
HAY OR STRAW PRESSES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE
TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:A combine grain cleaning system having front and rear rollers, a conveyor belt having an upper surface extending from the front roller to the rear roller, a motor operatively connected to the conveyor belt and configured to drive the upper surface in a belt travel direction from the front roller to the rear roller, and a baffle located adjacent the rear roller. The baffle has a leading edge, a trailing edge located behind the leading edge with respect to the belt travel direction and below the leading edge with respect to a vertical direction, and a baffle surface extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge. One or more sieves are located below the baffle, and a fan is provided to direct an airflow at least partially upwards in the vertical direction adjacent the rear roller. A method for separating grain is also provided.