Patent ID: 8113353
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A01D,B07B

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for collecting corn cobs discharged from a rear of a combine harvester when used to harvest corn, the apparatus comprising: a cart having a hitch coupling; a receiving section for collecting material discharged from the combine harvester; a separating arrangement for separating cobs from residue to be discharged; and a tank for receiving the cobs from which the residue has been separated; wherein the separating arrangement comprises at least one conveyor for lifting the material to a discharge end of the conveyor where the material is discharged into an open space; wherein the separating arrangement further comprises a blower generating an air stream for blowing air through the discharged material in the open space as it is discharged from the discharge end of conveyor so as to extract the residue in the air stream with the cobs falling downwardly from the air stream; the conveyor being mounted between side walls on the cart confining the air stream; and a spreading guide which is engaged by the air from the blower and is used to disperse the residue to be discharged; the spreading guide including a hood over the open space into which the air stream and residue enters; the spreading guide including guide surfaces guiding the air and residue to move outwardly beyond at least one of said side walls so as to be discharged to the ground outwardly of the side wall.