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Granted Patent B2
US 11,464,169 · App. 16/826,194 · Granted Oct 11, 2022

Combine harvester concave threshing bar

Inventor: Brian G. Robertson (Frisco, TX)
A01F12/24A01F7/04A01F7/06A01F12/26
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Patent No.
US 11,464,169
App. No.
16/826,194
Granted
Oct 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A threshing concave assembly is disclosed having a threshing concave bar wherein the threshing bar is comprised of two threshing surfaces having a dihedral angle relationship relative to each other. In addition, in another aspect the threshing bar can be comprised of two dihedral surfaces whereby one surface face has about 130% greater surface area than its adjacent surface face. Alternatively, one surface face of the threshing bar can be 1.3x wider than its adjacent surface face. In another aspect the threshing bar can be comprised of two dihedral surfaces whereby one surface face has about a 170% greater surface area than its adjacent surface face.

Claims (20)

1. A concave threshing bar, comprising:

a cylindrical threshing bar comprising a channel extending a length of the threshing bar, wherein the threshing bar is secured to a concave; and

the channel of the threshing bar comprising a first face and a second face, wherein the second face is axially aligned with a horizontal plane and the first face is at an angle greater than 90° relative to the second face, and wherein the first face comprises a surface area that is larger relative to a surface area of the second face.

2. The threshing bar of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 130% larger or about 1.3 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

3. The threshing bar of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 170% larger or about 1.7 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

4. The threshing bar of claim 1 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 101% to 199% larger or about 1.01 times up to 1.99 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

5. A concave threshing bar, comprising:

a concave having a pair of arcuate side members;

a cylindrical threshing bar comprising a notch extending a length of the threshing bar, wherein the threshing bar is secured between the pair of arcuate side members of the concave; and

the notch of the threshing bar comprising a first face and a second face, wherein the first face is sloped relative to the second face, and wherein the first or second face each comprise a surface area that is larger relative to each other.

6. The concave threshing bars of claim 5 , wherein the first and second face are of varying dihedral angles.

7. The threshing bar of claim 5 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 130% larger or about 1.3 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

8. The threshing bar of claim 5 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 170% larger or about 1.7 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

9. The threshing bar of claim 5 , wherein the surface area of the first face is about 101% to 199% larger or about 1.01 times up to 1.99 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

10. A concave threshing bar, comprising:

a cylindrical threshing bar comprising a cut-out extending a length of the threshing bar, wherein the threshing bar is secured to a concave; and

the cut-out of the threshing bar comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is at a sloped angle relative to the second surface, and wherein a surface area of the first face is at least about 101% to 199% larger or about 1.01 times up to 1.99 times larger relative to a surface area of the second face.

11. The concave threshing bars of claim 10 , wherein the first and the second face are of varying dihedral angles.

12. The threshing bar of claim 10 , wherein the surface area of the first face is further about 130% larger or about 1.3 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

13. The threshing bar of claim 10 , wherein the surface area of the first face is further about 170% larger or about 1.7 times larger relative to the surface area of the second face.

Continuity (12)
Continuation In Part 29680208 · Feb 14, 2019
Continuation In Part 29670114 · Nov 13, 2018
Continuation 16159431 · Oct 12, 2018
Continuation In Part 16115331 · Aug 28, 2018
Continuation 16115331 · Aug 28, 2018
Continuation In Part 15856381 · Dec 28, 2017
Continuation 15856402 · Dec 28, 2017
Continuation 15856381 · Dec 28, 2017
Continuation In Part 15856402 · Dec 28, 2017
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