Fan for combine

A cross flow blower unit for use in a grain cleaning system of a self-propelled combine harvester. The rotor of the blower unit doubles as a rotary heat exchanger for use in the engine coolant system and furnishes a heated air stream to the grain cleaning system for drying and removing moisture from the kernels of grain undergoing cleaning treatment therein.

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Description
Patent History
Patent number: T993003
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 17, 1979
Date of Patent: Apr 1, 1980
Assignee: International Harvester Company (Chicago, IL)
Inventor: C. Paul Kolthoff, Jr. (Naperville, IL)
Application Number: 6/4,115