Patent ID: 7651391

Claim:
A harvested crop remains output apparatus for a combine that can alternate between a broad distribution operating mode and an ejection elbow operating mode, comprising: a housing having a first opening and a second opening; an output conveyor for tangentially conveying harvested crop remains arranged in said housing, the output conveyor rotating about a horizontal axis; a broad distribution arrangement arranged downstream of said first opening of said housing of said output conveyor; an ejection elbow arranged downstream of said second opening of said housing of said output conveyor; a plurality of selection devices for selectively conveying the harvested crop remains to one of said broad distribution arrangement and said ejection elbow, said plurality of selection devices including a first flap associated with said first opening and a second flap associated with said second opening; wherein during the broad distribution operating mode said first flap is opened and said second flap is closed, and during the ejection elbow operating mode said second flap is opened and said first flap is closed, said first flap being substantially concentric with said horizontal axis when said first flap is closed, said second flap being substantially concentric with said horizontal axis when said second flap is closed, said first flap not being substantially concentric with said horizontal axis when said first flap is opened, said second flap not being substantially concentric with said horizontal axis when said second flap is opened.