Patent ID: 6907718
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A conveying structure for a cotton harvester row unit having an upright fore-and-aft extending cotton receiving structure with opposite ends, a floor structure, and a material discharge opening adjacent one of the ends opening into an area of reduced air pressure for removing cotton from the row unit, the structure comprising first and second fore-and-aft spaced upright tubes each having a lower air outlet opening adjacent the floor towards the discharge opening; and a source of air under pressure connected to the upright tubes for providing flow of air through the outlets generally horizontally towards the opening, the flow of air from the air outlet of the first tube moving cotton from a forward area of the row unit towards the discharge opening and the flow of air from the outlet of the second tube sweeping the floor near the outlet to thereby prevent plugging near the outlet.