Grain conditioner
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING GRAIN WHILE IN THE GRAIN TANK OF A COMBINE OR SIMILARLY RELATED GRAIN HARVESTING EQUIPMENT. THE APPARATUS INCLUDES A MAIN HOUSING IN THE SHAPE OF A CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, SAME BEING MOUNTED WITHIN THE GRAIN TANK IN AN OPTICAL POSITION TO RECEIVE THE GRAIN THEREWITHIN AS IT IS DELIEVERED INTO THE TANK. A CENTRALLY MOUNTED AUGER WITH A TUBULAR CENTER SHAFT IS AXIALLY LOCATED WITHIN THE CHAMBER. THE SHAFT IS COUPLED WITH THE COMBINE ENGINE EXHAUST BY A FLEXIBLE HOSE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE HOT EXHAUST GASES HEAT THE AUGER AS WELL AS CO-MINGLE WITH THE GRAIN WITHIN THE CHAMBER. A GRAVITY DISCHARGE CHUTE AT THE UPPER END PORTION OF THE CHAMBER ALLOWS THE UPWARDLY CONVEYED AND NOW CONDITIONED GRAIN TO SPILL OUT AND BACK INTO THE TANK.
Inventors
- 👤 Horace R Ward
- 👤 Kenneth A Wirtz
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