Moistener system for a cotton harvester

Details Moistener system for a cotton harvester Moistener system for a cotton harvester

1996-04-24

1998-03-03

Melius, Terry Lee

Harvesters

Cotton

Pickers

56 50, 56 121, A01D 4618

Patent

active

057222240

ABSTRACT:
A fluid distributor system for the moistener column of a cotton harvester includes a distributor connected to the top of the column and having a generally cone-shaped surface with a solid apex area and with distributor outlets uniformly spaced around the base area of the cone. A removable clear plastic cover snap-fits on the distributor and has an apex area with an easily detachable bayonet mounting for a spray nozzle that directs spindle cleaning fluid to the cone-shaped surface. A flush line inlet is located in the cover above the apex area and directs fluid around the nozzle and downwardly towards the distributor outlets in a uniform pattern for good flushing of all the lines connected to the outlets. O-rings between the cover and the distributor, and between the spray nozzle mounting and the cover, seal the unit against dirt and debris and facilitate snap fit assembly of the components. A shield, held in position by the cover, defines with the cover a generally continuous smooth, dirt-shedding structure to prevent accumulation of foreign matter near the distributor. A lip on the cover keeps any dirt out of the distributor as the cover is being removed.

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Deere & Co., Parts Catalog for the "9965 Cotton Picker" PC-2366, 3 pages, dated 5 Oct. 1994, published in the U.S.A.

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