Patent ID: 6701701
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A harvester having a frame and including row units supported by the frame for removing crop from plants, a receptacle having a harvest position for receiving the crop and a raised dump position for unloading the crop, an air duct system including a plurality of upright ducts extending upwardly from the row units and receiving the removed crop, an air system for propelling the removed crop upwardly through the air ducts towards the receptacle, the upright ducts including outlet portions having an outlet cross-sectional area and opening upwardly, and wherein the receptacle has sides defining an operating width and includes a forward receptacle opening, hood structure connected to the receptacle adjacent the receptacle opening, the hood structure opening rearwardly into the receptacle opening and extending over and opening downwardly over the outlet portions in crop receiving relationship thereto when the receptacle is in the harvest position, the hood structure generally freely movable away from the upper end portions when the receptacle is moved from the harvest position toward the dump position, wherein the opening and the hood structure extend generally continuously the entire operating width to provide crop flow through a cross-sectional area substantially greater than the outlet cross-sectional area.