THRESHING AND SEPARATING UNIT Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: threshing and separating unit has threshing cylinder enclosed in housing, deck mounted under threshing cylinder, separator and feeding window. Grain mass is delivered through feeding window and advanced along threshing cylinder and is further thrown under the action of centrifugal force onto separator made in the form of plates. Outer layers of grain mass are stopped by plates to facilitate additional relative movement of inner and outer layers of straw and, as a result, intensified separation of grain. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 dwg