Patent ID: 7771262
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: A01D,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for analysing crop composition of crops moving in a grain elevator, said elevator comprising paddles and first, second, third and fourth walls forming a substantially rectangular-shape, the paddles being arranged to move up along the first wall at an up-going side of the elevator and down along the opposite third wall at a down-going side of the elevator, said apparatus comprising a crop entrance for entry of crops from the up-going paddles to the analysing apparatus and a housing including an analysis area for receiving and containing a volume of crops to be analysed, wherein the housing is coupled to the second wall, the second wall being substantially perpendicular to the first wall and a return path and return means for returning crops to the down-going paddles after analysis, and wherein the crop entrance is located in a plane essentially parallel to the first wall at the up-going side of the elevator, and gutter portion in communication with the crop entrance, wherein the gutter portion is sloped downwardly and wraps around the elevator extending from the first wall to the second wall for bringing crops from the crop entrance towards the housing, wherein the housing is positioned under the gutter portion.