Pod combine

Details Pod combine Pod combine

1975-05-16

1976-12-21

Kinsey, Russell R.

Harvesters

Motorized harvester

Including plural operating units and drive

56 128, 56130, 130 30H, A01D 4524

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039980359

ABSTRACT:
A pod combine includes a harvester and a thresher mounted in tandem on a self-propelled mobile frame. The harvester removes the unopened pods and a portion of the foliage from the plants. An inclined endless belt conveyor transports the harvested material through a cluster breaker assembly that picks up clusters of the foliage and product, individualizes the crop and returns it in even distribution to the endless conveyor. A suction fan is positioned rearwardly of the cluster breaker assembly and separates a portion of the foliage from the crop before the crop is conveyed to a product feed apparatus that conveys the harvested material to the thresher. The thresher includes a foraminous reel arranged to be driven in preselected, opposite direction and an axially positioned impeller having a plurality of beaters secured thereto. A product collecting device is positioned below the foraminous reel. The shelled product is conveyed by the product collecting device to a separator device operable to separate the foliage from the shelled product.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2608973 (1952-09-01), Coons
patent: 2768628 (1956-10-01), Hermanson
patent: 3589111 (1971-06-01), Gullickson
patent: 3705483 (1972-12-01), Jarrell
patent: 3709231 (1973-01-01), Looker et al.
patent: 3769988 (1973-11-01), Burenga
patent: 3771531 (1973-11-01), Scribner

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