DAVID L. JOHNSON,MATTHEW JOHN RIZZO,JAMES REUBEN SCHMIDT,BARRY STOTT,ZANE WESLEY UNRAU
申请号：
US15388669
公开号：
US20170099773A1
申请日:
2016.12.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A combine harvester is provided that separates grain material from material other than grain using multiple processing areas, including a harvesting area, a feederhouse area, a threshing area, a cleaning area, and a grain delivery area. In a location at or prior to entering one of the processing areas, the material may be collected and held until a collection threshold is reached. Once it is determined that the collection threshold is reached, the material forming a first group of material may be transported from the location to the processing area or a subsequent processing area. The first group of material is transported from the location to the processing area or the subsequent processing area substantially simultaneously and thus simulates the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved. In this way, reduced cycle times may be achieved, and the efficiency benefits of large-plot harvesting may be extended to small-plot applications.
