Means for feeding crop material to an axial flow threshing and separating combine

Claim 2

An axial flow combine comprising a casing having a forward portion with a front end, a shaft extending axially through said casing and rotatable in relation thereto, longitudinally extending threshing and separating means within said casing spaced from said front end and mounted on said shaft, crop-feeding means between said front end and said threshing and separating means including means on said shaft extending outwardly from said shaft for cooperating in the feeding of crops into said casing and in a direction along said shaft to said threshing and separating means and having a forward part and including upwardly sloped means in the bottom of the forward portion of said casing and underneath said shaft-supported feeding means, said upwardly sloped means spaced below said front end to form a crop passing opening therewith and extending upwardly and rearwardly underneath said shaftsupported feeding means and spaced in the direction of feed from the forward part of said feeding means for delivering crops in a generally upward direction to an intermediate portion of said shaft-supported feeding means.

Claim 3

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 1, wherein antiwrap means is provided and mounted on the casing at the front end of said shaft and extending rearwardly in overlapping relation with said shaft-mounted feeding means to prevent accumulation of crops around the end of said shaft.

Claim 4

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 1, wherein there is provided a second casing extending parallel to and in adjacent side-by-side relation with said first casing and having a second forward portion with a second front end in side-by-side relation with said first front end, a second shaft extending axially through said second casing and rotatable relation thereto, second longitudinally extending threshing and separating means on said second shaft and spaced from said second front end within said second casing, second crop-feeding means between said second front end and said second threshing and separating means including second means on said second shaft extending outwardly from said second shaft for cooperating in the feeding of crops into said second casing and in a direction along said second shaft to said second threshing and separating means aNd having a second forward part and including second upwardly sloped means in the bottom of the second forward portion of said second casing underneath said second feeding means, said second upwardly sloped means spaced below said second front end to form a crop passing opening therewith and extending upwardly and rearwardly underneath said second shaft-supported feeding means and spaced in the direction of feed from the second forward part of said second shaft-supported feeding means for delivering crops in a generally upward direction to an intermediate portion of said second shaft-supported feeding means.

Claim 5

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 3 wherein a second antiwrap means is provided and affixed to said second casing at the front end of said second shaft to extend rearwardly around said second shaft to prevent accumulation of crops around the end of said second shaft.

Claim 6

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 1 wherein feeding means on said shaft is a flightlike means and said forward part thereof has a rearward facing surface, said upwardly sloped means spaced in the direction of feed from said surface, when said surface is below said shaft, for delivery of crop material rearward of said forward part.

Claim 7

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 5, wherein said flightlike means is an auger means.

Claim 8

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 6 wherein said auger means has sheared edges to space said auger means from said upwardly sloped means to provide a passage for crops into said auger means.

Claim 9

An axial flow combine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said upwardly sloped means is a linear element surface extending across the width of the combine.

Claim 10

In an axial flow threshing and separating machine having a frame, a casing supported in said frame, a shaft with an end rotatably supported in said frame, means on said shaft at said end for feeding crops through said casing, and antiwrap means at said end of said shaft and extending rearwardly over said shaft and said crop-feeding means to prevent wrapping of crops around the end of said shaft.

Claim 11

In an axial flow threshing and separating machine having a frame, a casing supported in said frame, a shaft with an end rotatably supported in said frame, means on said shaft at said end for feeding crops through said casing, and antiwrap means at said end of said shaft and extending rearwardly over said shaft and said crop-feeding means to prevent wrapping of crops around the end of said shaft.

Claim 12

In an axial flow threshing and separating machine as set forth in claim 9, wherein said antiwrap means is firmly attached to said frame.

Claim 13

In an axial flow threshing and separating machine as set forth in claim 10 wherein said antiwrap means is conical in shape.

Claim 14

In an axial flow threshing and separating means as set forth in claim 9 wherein said antiwrap means comprises a collar mounted on said frame and a conical shaped member rotatably mounted on said collar and extending over said end of said shaft.

Claim 15

In an axial flow threshing and separating means as set forth in claim 12 wherein said conical-shaped member has a ring rotatably mounted around said collar to permit rotation of said conical-shaped member in relation to said collar and frame.