Patent ID: 8920226

Claim:
An intake feeder system for a combine harvester comprising: a stone separator that is positioned at a mouth of a threshing mechanism, the stone separator having a top plate extending between an elevator and a front end of the threshing mechanism of the combine harvester, the stone separator with a sump that receives stones propelled by the stone separator, a plurality of boundaries that define an array of holes in the top plate, a feed beater that is associated with the stone separator; a cover plate positioned above the top plate to form a duct for flow of air, the duct encloses a space above the feed beater, a support plate that supports bearings of the threshing mechanism, the support plate having openings that enable air passage into an interior of the threshing mechanism the openings for a suction of an air flow from the duct directly into the threshing mechanism of the combine harvester after the airflow has been exposed to operation of the feed beater, the suction of the airflow created to draw dust via a negative pressure from operation of the threshing mechanism.