Patent ID: 6736721
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: A01D,Y10S

Abstract:
A stalk and chaff distribution arrangement in an agricultural harvesting machine having a chopping device arranged in a discharge region of the machine, the arrangement including:first and second blowers located adjacent each other in the discharge region and each blower having a rotary shaft, a crop inlet opening, and a crop outlet opening; a crop dividing plate associated with the crop inlet openings of the first and second blowers, the crop dividing plate having an apex and first and second diverging arms, said apex arranged in the direction opposite a crop flow from the chopping device to the blowers; an adjustable partial casing moveably associated with each blower and in close cooperation with one of the diverging arms when said partial casing is in a retracted position, each adjustable partial casing arranged circumferentially with the respective blower, each partial casing having a leading edge located in the direction of the axis of rotation of the first blower, and a kinematic apparatus operatively engaged with the partial casings such that a direction of the crop flow from the crop outlets of the blowers is thereby changed.