GRAIN COMBINE HOPPER FOR COLLECTING THRESHED PRODUCTS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: hopper has vessel with open front part and netted partition wall positioned inside vessel. Lower end of netted partition wall defines together with vessel bottom charging window. Feeder is positioned adjacent to charging window. Threshed products are fed into front part of hopper in settlement zone and conveyed by feeder from this zone into hopper accumulating zone. As threshed products are accumulated, discharge cover is opened by operator's command and hopper is emptied from threshed products. Hopper sides and combine cleaning-sorting unit sides are connected with their ends to prevent threshed products from being blown out. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and reduced air contamination. 2 cl, 2 dwg