Patent ID: 9137944
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A windrow door for controlling a direction of flow of crop residue expelled from a combine, the combine including a spreader, the windrow door comprising: a door panel extending lengthwise between a first end and a second end, the door panel configured to be moved relative to the spreader between a closed position, wherein the crop residue being expelled from the combine is directed along the door panel and into the spreader, and a chute position, wherein the crop residue is directed through a rear opening of the combine and onto the door panel; wherein the first end of the door panel is mounted for rotation with respect to the spreader and the door panel is configured to be angled downward from the spreader when in the chute position such that the first end of the door panel is positioned vertically below the rear edge of an inlet of the spreader.