公开(公告)号：US09814184B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US13292591

申请日：2011-11-09

申请人： Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Herbert M. Farley

发明人： Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Herbert M. Farley

IPC分类号： A01D75/28 ,  A01F12/44

CPC分类号： A01D75/282 ,  A01F12/446 ,  A01F12/448

摘要： An apparatus and method for distributing crop material onto a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine. The method includes providing at least one sensor configured and operable for sensing information representative of at least one of a quantity of grain associated with the crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor, and outputting signals representative thereof. The method includes providing a crop material distributor disposed between a threshing system of the combine and the sieve, for distributing crop material from the threshing system generally evenly onto the sieve. The method includes providing an apparatus operably associated with the distributor for controllably distributing crop material onto the sieve. The method includes controlling a position of the apparatus as a function of signals from the at least one sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20130116018A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-09

申请号：US13292591

申请日：2011-11-09

申请人： Jonathan E. RICKETTS ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Herbert M. Farley

发明人： Jonathan E. RICKETTS ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Herbert M. Farley

IPC分类号： A01F12/44

CPC分类号： A01D75/282 ,  A01F12/446 ,  A01F12/448

摘要： An apparatus and method for distributing crop material onto a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine. The method includes providing at least one sensor configured and operable for sensing information representative of at least one of a quantity of grain associated with the crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor, and outputting signals representative thereof. The method includes providing a crop material distributor disposed between a threshing system of the combine and the sieve, for distributing crop material from the threshing system generally evenly onto the sieve. The method includes providing an apparatus operably associated with the distributor for controllably distributing crop material onto the sieve. The method includes controlling a position of the apparatus as a function of signals from the at least one sensor.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将作物材料分配到农业组合物的清洁筛上的装置和方法。 该方法包括提供至少一个传感器，其配置和操作用于感测表示与作物材料分配器相关联的谷粒数量和与作物材料分配器相关联的倾斜角度中的至少一个的信息，以及输出代表其的信号。 该方法包括提供设置在组合式打谷系统和筛子之间的作物材料分配器，用于将来自脱粒系统的作物材料大致均匀地分布在筛上。 该方法包括提供与分配器可操作地相关联的装置，用于将作物材料可控地分布到筛上。 该方法包括根据来自至少一个传感器的信号来控制装置的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20140200057A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-17

申请号：US14238706

申请日：2012-08-22

申请人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Frank R.G. Duquesne ,  Thierry Devriese

发明人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Frank R.G. Duquesne ,  Thierry Devriese

IPC分类号： A01F12/44

CPC分类号： A01F12/444 ,  A01F12/44 ,  A01F12/446

摘要： A clean grain evacuation device for a grain harvester having a threshing system configured to separate grain harvested by the harvester from crop residue and direct a flow of the grain to a cleaning system disposed within the harvester including at least two sieves disposed and configured to sequentially clean the grain. The evacuation device is disposed for receiving a portion of the flow of the clean grain from a first of the sieves, and is configured to evacuate the received clean grain away from the cleaning system. The evacuation device can include a conveyor disposed for directing the evacuated grain directly to a desired location such as a clean grain receiving system on the harvester. The evacuation device can also be located in an air flow path to the sieves for improving operation and MOG removal.

摘要翻译： 一种用于谷物收割机的干粮排放装置，其具有脱粒系统，该脱粒系统构造成将由收割机收获的谷物与作物残渣分开，并将颗粒流引导到设置在收获机内的清洁系统，该清洁系统包括设置和构造成依次清洁的至少两个筛 粮食。 排气装置设置成用于接收来自第一筛子的干净颗粒流的一部分，并且构造成将接收到的干净颗粒排出远离清洁系统。 排气装置可以包括一个传送器，用于将抽空的颗粒直接引导到期望的位置，例如在收割机上的干净的颗粒接收系统。 排气装置也可以位于通向筛子的空气流动路径中，以改善操作和移除MOG。

公开(公告)号：US10111386B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US13342597

申请日：2012-01-03

申请人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen

发明人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen

IPC分类号： A01D75/28

摘要： An apparatus and method for distributing crop material onto a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine. The method includes providing a sensor in connection with a controller, the sensor senses information representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor, and outputs signals representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor to the controller. The method provides the crop material distributor for distributing crop material from a threshing system onto a sieve. The controller determines information representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with at least one of the crop material distributor and the combine. The method includes outputting signals for operable control of operating parameters associated with the crop material distributor and the sieve.

公开(公告)号：US09462752B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-11

申请号：US14238706

申请日：2012-08-22

申请人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Frank R. G. Duquesne ,  Thierry Devriese

发明人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Curtis F. Hillen ,  Frank R. G. Duquesne ,  Thierry Devriese

IPC分类号： A01F12/48 ,  B07B1/50 ,  B08B5/00 ,  A01F12/44

CPC分类号： A01F12/444 ,  A01F12/44 ,  A01F12/446

摘要： A clean grain evacuation device for a grain harvester having a threshing system configured to separate grain harvested by the harvester from crop residue and direct a flow of the grain to a cleaning system disposed within the harvester including at least two sieves disposed and configured to sequentially clean the grain. The evacuation device is disposed for receiving a portion of the flow of the clean grain from a first of the sieves, and is configured to evacuate the received clean grain away from the cleaning system. The evacuation device can include a conveyor disposed for directing the evacuated grain directly to a desired location such as a clean grain receiving system on the harvester. The evacuation device can also be located in an air flow path to the sieves.

摘要翻译： 一种用于谷物收割机的干粮排放装置，其具有脱粒系统，该脱粒系统构造成将由收割机收获的谷物与作物残渣分开，并将颗粒流引导到设置在收获机内的清洁系统，该清洁系统包括设置和构造成依次清洁的至少两个筛 粮食。 排气装置设置成用于接收来自第一筛子的干净颗粒流的一部分，并且构造成将接收到的干净颗粒排出远离清洁系统。 排气装置可以包括一个传送器，用于将抽空的颗粒直接引导到期望的位置，例如在收割机上的干净的颗粒接收系统。 排气装置也可以位于通向筛子的空气流动路径中。

公开(公告)号：US08092286B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12154604

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Jason M. Benes ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Bradley J. Wagner

发明人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Jason M. Benes ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Bradley J. Wagner

IPC分类号： A01F12/40

CPC分类号： A01F12/40 ,  Y10T29/49233 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49902 ,  Y10T29/53961 ,  Y10T29/53974

摘要： A concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly that includes a concave pan shell portion with a separate grate portion that may be easily installed into and removed from an intermediate opening in such concave pan portion for replacement in the event of undesirable wear thereto, and a separate interruption plate installable downstream from the slots in the grate portion for the purpose of effecting a lower mean length of chop (LOC) as the integral chopper assembly operates. The separate grate portion is configured to be installable to fill the intermediate opening in the concave pan shell portion, with a plurality of slots therethrough positioned side by side in the crossways direction to accommodate knife elements that are part of the counter knife assembly.

摘要翻译： 整体式斩波器组件的凹盘部分包括具有单独的格栅部分的凹盘壳部分，其可以容易地安装在这种凹盘部分中的中间开口中并从其中移除以在其不期望的磨损的情况下更换，以及 分离的中断板可安装在炉排部分中的槽的下游，以实现整体式斩波器组件操作时较低的平均斩波长度（LOC）。 单独的格栅部分被构造成可安装以填充凹盘壳部分中的中间开口，其中多个狭槽在横向方向上并排布置，以容纳作为对刀组件的一部分的刀元件。

公开(公告)号：US20080293462A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12154604

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Jason M. Benes ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Bradley J. Wagner

发明人： Herbert M. Farley ,  Jason M. Benes ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Bradley J. Wagner

IPC分类号： A01F12/40

CPC分类号： A01F12/40 ,  Y10T29/49233 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49902 ,  Y10T29/53961 ,  Y10T29/53974

摘要： A concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly that includes a concave pan shell portion with a separate grate portion that may be easily installed into and removed from an intermediate opening in such concave pan portion for replacement in the event of undesirable wear thereto, and a separate interruption plate installable downstream from the slots in the grate portion for the purpose of effecting a lower mean length of chop (LOC) as the integral chopper assembly operates. The separate grate portion is configured to be installable to fill the intermediate opening in the concave pan shell portion, with a plurality of slots therethrough positioned side-by-side in the crossways direction to accommodate knife elements that are part of the counter knife assembly. Preferably, such separate grate portion may be crossways adjustable to some degree within the intermediate opening. The interruption plate is configured to extend generally crossways across the concave pan portion, downstream from the slots of the grate portion to project upwardly into and across the passageway between the rotary chopper element and the concave pan portion so as to interrupt the flow of residue past the integral chopper assembly to permit the residue to be chopped into shorter pieces, resulting in a lower mean length of chop (LOC) as the integral chopper assembly operates.

摘要翻译： 整体式斩波器组件的凹盘部分包括具有单独的格栅部分的凹盘壳部分，其可以容易地安装在这种凹盘部分中的中间开口中并从其中移除以在其不期望的磨损的情况下更换，以及 分离的中断板可安装在炉排部分中的槽的下游，以实现整体式斩波器组件操作时较低的平均斩波长度（LOC）。 单独的格栅部分被构造成可安装以填充凹盘壳部分中的中间开口，多个狭槽在横向方向上并排布置，以容纳作为对刀组件的一部分的刀元件。 优选地，这种分离的格栅部分可以在中间开口内在一定程度上可调节。 中断板被构造成跨越凹盘部分大致横穿，从格栅部分的槽的下游向上突出并且跨越旋转斩波元件和凹盘部分之间的通道，以便中断残留物流过 整体式斩波器组件允许残渣被切成较短的块，导致整体式斩波器组件工作时的平均切割长度（LOC）较小。

公开(公告)号：US20080290198A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12154587

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Jason M. Benes ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Bradley J. Wagner ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Kevin W. Ward

发明人： Jason M. Benes ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Bradley J. Wagner ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Kevin W. Ward

IPC分类号： B02C18/14 ,  B02C13/00

CPC分类号： A01F12/40 ,  Y10T29/49233 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49902 ,  Y10T29/53961 ,  Y10T29/53974

摘要： An improved knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester that includes an elongated bracket member that extends between opposed knife bank end plates and has a plurality of spaced retainment mounts securable therealong, with at least one, and preferably two, knife blades being removably connectable to each retainment mount in a side-by-side arrangement. The bracket member is preferably mounted to a shaft member that extends between concave pan side plates to be slidable along such shaft member to permit adjustable positioning of the knife bank assembly and the knife elements thereof relative to the slots of the grate portion, and the retainment mounts are preferably removably securable to the bracket member. The knife elements are removably connectable to the retainment mounts at first and second space mounting points, preferably in such a way that the knife elements are maintained in an extended position by application of a biasing force at the second mounting point but are rotatable about the first mounting point to a displaced or relaxed position if a sufficient force is applied to the leading edge of the knife element to overcome the biasing force.

摘要翻译： 一种联合收割机的整体斩波器组件的反铲组件的改进的刀库组件，其包括细长的支架构件，该细长支架构件在相对的刀库端板之间延伸并且具有多个间隔开的保持支架，其具有至少一个和 优选地，两个刀片可并排地可拆卸地连接到每个保持架上。 托架构件优选地安装在轴构件上，所述轴构件在凹盘侧板之间延伸以能够沿着该轴构件滑动，以允许刀库组件及其刀元件相对于格栅部分的槽的可调定位，并且保持件 安装件优选地可拆卸地固定到支架构件上。 刀元件可拆卸地连接到第一和第二空间安装点处的保持架，优选地以这样的方式，即刀元件通过在第二安装点处施加偏压力而保持在延伸位置，但是可以围绕第一 如果足够的力施加到刀元件的前缘以克服偏压力，则安装点到位移或松弛位置。

公开(公告)号：US08006926B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-30

申请号：US12154587

申请日：2008-05-23

申请人： Jason M. Benes ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Bradley J. Wagner ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Kevin W. Ward

发明人： Jason M. Benes ,  Andrew V. Lauwers ,  Nathan E. Isaac ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Bradley J. Wagner ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Kevin W. Ward

IPC分类号： B02C18/14

CPC分类号： A01F12/40 ,  Y10T29/49233 ,  Y10T29/49895 ,  Y10T29/49902 ,  Y10T29/53961 ,  Y10T29/53974

摘要： A knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester that includes an elongated bracket member that extends between opposed knife bank end plates and has a plurality of spaced retainment mounts securable therealong, with at least one, and preferably two, knife blades being removably connectable to each retainment mount in a side by side arrangement. The knife elements are removably connectable to the retainment mounts at first and second space mounting points, preferably in such a way that the knife elements are maintained in an extended position by application of a biasing force at the second mounting point but are rotatable about the first mounting point to a displaced or relaxed position if a sufficient force is applied to the leading edge of the knife element to overcome the biasing force.

摘要翻译： 一种联合收割机的整体式斩波器组件的反铲组件的刀库组件，其包括在相对的刀库端板之间延伸的细长支架构件，并且具有多个间隔开的保持安装件，其具有至少一个，优选地 两个刀片可并排地可拆卸地连接到每个保持架上。 刀元件可拆卸地连接到第一和第二空间安装点处的保持架，优选地以这样的方式，即刀元件通过在第二安装点处施加偏压力而保持在延伸位置，但是可以围绕第一 如果足够的力施加到刀元件的前缘以克服偏压力，则安装点到位移或松弛位置。

公开(公告)号：US08313361B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-20

申请号：US12635949

申请日：2009-12-11

申请人： Wayne T. Flickinger ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Joshua D. Werning

发明人： Wayne T. Flickinger ,  Herbert M. Farley ,  Jonathan E. Ricketts ,  Joshua D. Werning

IPC分类号： A01F12/24

CPC分类号： A01F12/24 ,  Y10T29/49826

摘要： A helical bar concave including a grate having helical mounting framework and helical cutouts to form a percent open area having a helical geometry. Configurable and segmented rub bars are mounted in a helical fashion to a cylindrical helical surface of the grate. The helical geometry in combination with configurable rub bars mounted in a helical fashion results in a configurable helical bar concave in which the number or aggressiveness of the threshing surface on the inside radius of the grate may be changed and/or the rub bars may be moved to the outside of the grate to change the percent open area and hence the separation characteristics of the concave.

摘要翻译： 螺旋杆凹部，包括具有螺旋形安装框架和螺旋切口的格栅，以形成具有螺旋形几何形状的百分比开口面积。 可配置和分段的摩擦条以螺旋的方式安装在格栅的圆柱形螺旋表面上。 螺旋形几何形状与以螺旋方式安装的可配置摩擦条组合形成可配置螺旋杆凹，其中脱粒表面在炉膛内半径上的数量或侵略性可能被改变和/或摩擦棒可能被移动 到炉排外部改变开口面积百分比，从而改变凹面的分离特性。