Patent ID: 6327970
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
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; anda plurality of blades mounted on said top surface of said base plate for cracking the husk of grain traveling through the chopping cylinder housing and striking said blades, each of said blades having a forward edge directed toward said leading edge of said base plate, a rearward edge directed toward said trailing edge of said base plate, and a pair of side faces;wherein a carbide layer is formed on each of said blades, said carbide layer being formed on a portion of a first one of said side faces of each of said blades adjacent to said forward edge of said blade.