Patent ID: 7717778

Claim:
A combine harvester arranged for harvesting corn comprising: a feeding system for feeding harvested ears of corn including grain, cobs and residue material; a threshing system arranged for separating the grain from the cobs; the threshing system being adjusted and arranged to maintain the separated grain and cobs together for feeding to a discharge of the threshing system; a first sieve receiving the separated grain and cobs together from the discharge and arranged to separate the grain and cobs which pass through the first sieve from residue material which is discharged from a rear of the first sieve; a second sieve below the first sieve receiving the separated grain and cobs together from the first sieve and arranged to separate the grain which passes through the second sieve from the cobs which are discharged from a rear end of the second sieve; a first collection trough and first transverse auger therein for receiving the grain which passes through the second sieve; a first conveyor arranged for receiving the grain from the first transverse auger and for transporting the grain to the grain tank; a second collection trough and second transverse conveyor therein for receiving the cobs from the end of the second sieve; and a second conveyor arranged for receiving the cobs from a second transverse conveyor and for transporting the cobs to a cob storage container.