Patent ID: 8939828
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: A01D,A01F

Abstract:
1. A biomass conveying and distributing system for a harvester operable for discharging a flow of heavier or denser biomass mixed with an airborne flow of residue lighter than the heavier biomass, comprising: a conveyor disposed adjacent to a discharge outlet of the harvester, the conveyor receives and conveys the flow of heavier or denser biomass from the harvester and conveys the received biomass away from the harvester; residue distributing apparatus disposed above the conveyor in a path of at least a portion of the airborne flow, including at least one deflector that redirects the airborne flow sidewardly and away from the conveyor while defining a passage above the conveyor through which the heavier or denser biomass will be conveyed away by the conveyor on to a further conveyor; a fan disposed rearwardly of the residue distributing apparatus, the fan directs a second flow of air forwardly and down along the conveyor; and an additional fan that generates an additional airflow, the additional airflow is opposite the second airflow, the additional fan positioned above a gap that is located between the conveyor and the further conveyor, the additional air flow set as not to substantially divert flow of cobs in the biomass from the conveyor to the further conveyor.