Patent ID: 6390915
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
A combine for separating crops, comprising:a separator having an outer wall defining an interior space, said outer wall having a plurality of perforations therethrough, said separator having an inlet to said interior space and having an outlet from said interior space, said separator being rotatable, said perforations of said separator for separating shelled crops from unshelled crops; a device for rotating said separator; at least one thrashing cylinder having a plurality of fingers for thrashing the crops; a conveyor for conveying crops to said inlet of said separator from a location downstream of said thrashing cylinder with respect to a direction of crop travel in said combine; and a channel communicating said outlet of said separator with said at least one thrashing cylinder, said channel for conveying unshelled crops from said interior of said separator to said thrashing cylinder.