US 11,910,750 B2
Agricultural harvester including an elevator assembly with a storage hopper having a conveyor therein
Alessandro Roberto Pereira, Piracicaba (BR); Marcelo dos Santos de Oliveira Silva, Sorocaba (BR); Jean Carlos Pereira de Camargo, Piracicaba (BR); and Anderson Antonio Moreno, Piracicaba (BR)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/358,191.
Application 17/193,567 is a division of application No. 16/174,966, filed on Oct. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,959,376, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 17/358,191 is a continuation of application No. 17/193,567, filed on Mar. 5, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2021/0315161 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. A01D 45/10 (2006.01); A01D 61/02 (2006.01); A01D 41/12 (2006.01)
CPC A01D 45/10 (2013.01) [A01D 61/02 (2013.01); A01D 41/1208 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A harvester, comprising:
a chopper assembly configured to process harvested crops;
an elevator positioned downstream of the chopper assembly such that the harvested crops processed by the chopper assembly are received by the elevator, the elevator extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the elevator configured to carry the harvested crops between its proximal and distal ends;
a storage hopper located adjacent to the distal end of the elevator and positioned to receive the harvested crops therefrom;
a conveyor extending within the storage hopper between a first end and a second end of the conveyer, the conveyor configured to carry the harvested crops between its first and second ends towards a discharge opening of the storage hopper;
a door positioned adjacent the discharge opening of the storage hopper; and
a door actuator coupled to the door, the door actuator being configured to move the door relative to the discharge opening between an opened position, at which the door exposes the discharge opening hopper to allow the harvested crops to be discharged from the storage hopper, and a closed position, at which the door covers the discharge opening to prevent the harvested crops from being discharged from the storage hopper.