Patent ID: 6234072
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
A grain husk cracking plate for attaching to a chopping cylinder housing of a harvester in proximity to a shear bar to crack husks of grain moving through said harvester, the grain husk cracking plate comprising:a base plate adapted for directing grain through the chopping cylinder housing of the harvester, said base plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of opposite side edges, and a leading edge and a trailing edge extending between said side edges;a pair of laterally spaced side mounting members adapted for mounting to the chopping cylinder housing of the harvester, each of said side mounting members having an exterior face and an interior face, said interior face of each mounting member being mounted to one of said side edges of said base plate, each of said side mounting members having a first end positioned toward said leading edge of said base plate and a second end positioned toward said trailing edge of said base plate; anda plurality of blade members mounted on said top surface of said base plate for cracking the husk of grain traveling through the chopping cylinder housing and striking said blade members;wherein each of said side mounting members has a pair of mounting structures for mounting said base plate to a grain harvester, a first one of the pair of said mounting structures including a first mounting aperture extending through said side mounting member adjacent to said leading edge of said base plate, a second one of the pair of mounting structures including a second mounting aperture extending through said side mounting member adjacent to said trailing edge of said base plate.