Harvesters – Motorized harvester – Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester
Patent
1990-07-20
1992-04-14
Melius, Terry Lee
Harvesters
Motorized harvester
Including motorized vehicle causing transit of harvester
56 165, 56 166, 171131, 460904, A01D 1704, A01D 3302
Patent
active
051036231
ABSTRACT:
Harvested agricultural produce is distributed and temporarily stored in an elongated, low-profile bin mounted and supported above a frame so as to substantially center the weight of the produce over the frame. The bin has an input and an output end and is capable of movement between a receiving position in which produce is loaded into the bin and an unloading position in which produce in the bin is transferred out. In moving into the unloading position, the bin is translated in a longitudinal direction from the input end to the output end, and the output end of the bin becomes elevated. Means are provided to support the bin over the frame in the receiving and unloading positions, and to drive the bin therebetween. A conveyor belt in the floor of the bin shifts produce within the bin and unloads produce into a transport carrier. An unloading extension capable of pivoted downward movement is attached to the output end of the bin and provided with a horizontally pivoted door and a flexible drop chute attached between the door and the unloading extension. The bin can be incorporated into a system which employs separating means for moving the produce along a processing pathway. On such a pathway, the produce is separated from associated waste material and transported to the bin. The frame is supported on steerable wheels which may be selectively located either inboard or outboard of the frame to change the stability of the harvester.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3333644 (1967-08-01), Lavergne
patent: 4392533 (1983-07-01), Bittle
patent: 4640364 (1987-02-01), Theurer
patent: 4842076 (1989-06-01), Welp
Logan Farm Equipment Company
Melius Terry Lee
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