Abstract: A separating rotor (32) for a combine harvester (10) is provided having a rotor core (43) and a plurality of crop engaging elements (42). Each element (42) has a finger support (50) and a finger element (58) attached to the finger support. The finger support comprises a pair of feet (52, 54) connected together by a finger attachment plate (56) wherein the finger element is attached to the finger attachment plate. Each foot is secured to the rotor core along a respective base edge (52a, 54a) which resides on both sides of an extended plane defined by the associated finger element.

Abstract: A separating rotor (32) for a combine harvester (10) is provided having a rotor core (43) and a plurality of crop engaging elements (42). Each element (42) has a finger support (50) and a finger element (58) attached to the finger support. The finger support comprises a pair of feet (52, 54) connected together by a finger attachment plate (56) wherein the finger element is attached to the finger attachment plate. Each foot is secured to the rotor core along a respective base edge (52a, 54a) which resides on both sides of an extended plane defined by the associated finger element.

Abstract: A beater (17) for use in a combine harvester in which harvested crop is fed as a number of separate streams towards a threshing and/or separating rotor (21) which rotates within a housing (20) about an axis disposed generally longitudinally relative to the combine. The beater rotates about an axis generally transverse relative to the combine and is divided asymmetrically along its length into a number of sections (A1, B1,C1) corresponding to the number of streams of crop, each section of the beater having differently angled crop feeding members (17a,17b,17c) which direct crop towards a crop steam.

Abstract: A combine has a cutting mechanism (12) for cutting a crop and a feed mechanism (13) for feeding the cut crop towards a threshing and/or separating rotor (21) which rotates within a housing (20) about an axis disposed generally longitudinally relative to the combine, the cut crop moving between the rotor and the housing from an inlet end of the housing towards an outlet end of the housing across a grating (22) through which separated grain leaves the housing. The harvested crop is fed by a final feed section (18) of the feed mechanism into the inlet end (20a) of the housing across a transition edge (A-A, B-B, C-C) of the housing which is split into a number of sections.

Abstract: A beater (17) for use in a combine harvester in which harvested crop is fed as a number of separate streams towards a threshing and/or separating rotor (21) which rotates within a housing (20) about an axis disposed generally longitudinally relative to the combine. The beater rotates about an axis generally transverse relative to the combine and is divided asymmetrically along its length into a number of sections (A1, B1,C1) corresponding to the number of streams of crop each section of the beater having differently angled crop feeding members (17a,17b,17c) which direct crop towards a crop steam.

Abstract: A combine has a cutting mechanism (12) for cutting a crop and a feed mechanism (13) for feeding the cut crop towards a threshing and/or separating rotor (21) which rotates within a housing (20) about an axis disposed generally longitudinally relative to the combine, the cut crop moving between the rotor and the housing from an inlet end of the housing towards an outlet end of the housing across a grating (22) through which separated grain leaves the housing. The harvested crop is fed by a final feed section (18) of the feed mechanism into the inlet end (20a) of the housing across a transition edge (A-A, B-B, C-C) of the housing which is split into a number of sections.

Abstract: The arcuate processing assembly of a combine harvester may be pivotally adjusted generally radially toward or away from a rotary processing device to adjust the operating clearance between the periphery of the rotary device and the assembly. Simultaneously with such adjustment of the assembly as a whole, in a compound pivoting action one arcuate member of the assembly is also pivoted relative to the other arcuate member to properly reshape the threshing region for the adjusted running clearance. Alternative embodiments are disclosed for axial flow and transverse flow systems.