Patent ID: 8616364
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: A01D,B65G

Abstract:
1. A crop delivery system for a harvester, comprising: a vessel positioned in a harvester for securing a crop therein; a first tube having a first angled orientation, a first end and an opposed second end, the first tube connected to the harvester and configured to receive the crop from the vessel at the first end; a second tube having a second angled orientation, a third end, and an opposed fourth end, the second end of the first tube and the third end of the second tube connected by a transition area, the crop received from the first end of the first tube to be delivered to the fourth end of the second tube; a continuous belt having a receiving region in close proximity to the first end of the first tube and a delivery region in close proximity of the fourth end of the second tube, a portion of the belt carrying the crop between the first end of the first tube and the fourth end of the second tube being structurally supported by and substantially covered by the first tube, the second tube and the transition area; and wherein the transition area includes a roller positioned substantially transverse to the first tube and the second tube and in contact with the belt, the roller forming a substantially flat bend area in the belt for transitioning the belt from the first angled orientation to the second angled orientation.