Patents by Inventor Heinrich Roderfeld

Heinrich Roderfeld has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5339611
    Abstract: A tandem running gear on a self-propelled agricultural machine, in particular a combine, where in the front a drive axle (1) and on both sides thereof swing arms (3, 3A) are disposed under the chassis (2). The swing arms (3, 3A) can be charged by hydraulic work cylinders (8, 8A) in such a way that a respectively preset wheel load distribution between the drive wheels (5, 5A; 6, 6A) and the steered wheels (7, 7A) is attained using a measuring and control device for the hydraulic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Claas oHG
    Inventors: Heinrich Roderfeld, Franz Heidjann, Norbert Diekhans, Willi Behnke
  • Patent number: 4976654
    Abstract: A self-propelling harvester thresher comprises a threshing unit, a separating unit located downstream of the threshing unit, the separating unit extending along a traveling direction of the harvester thresher and operating in accordance with the principle of axial flow, and a transporting unit associated with the separating unit and transporting a grain-chaff mixture, the transporting unit being located laterally near the supporting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1990
    Assignee: Claas Ohg
    Inventors: Johannes Dammann, Franz Heidjann, Heinrich Roderfeld
  • Patent number: 4741349
    Abstract: A self-propelled harvester thresher, comprising a device for a front product supply, and separating device arranged downstream of product supply device, the separating device extending in a longitudinal direction and operating in accordance with the principle of axial flow, the separating device including at least one rotor and a sieve housing surrounding the rotor and provided with inlet and outlet openings, the housing having a plurality of guiding members arranged parallel to one another and extending in a helical manner, the guiding members extending in a running direction and having front ends as considered in the running direction, the guiding members including at least two groups of guiding members, the front ends of the guiding members of one of the groups of guiding members being offset from the front ends of the other of the groups of the guiding members as considered in the running direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Claas Ohg
    Inventors: Heinrich Roderfeld, Johannes Dammann
  • Patent number: 4700717
    Abstract: A self-propelled harvester thresher has a threshing mechanism operating in accordance with a tangential product flow and having a threshing drum and a threshing basket, a separating device operating in accordance with the axial product flow and having at least one separating rotor and a housing, and a transferring drum located between the threshing mechanism and the separating device and having an axis of rotation which is located above the axis of rotation of the threshing drum and above the separating rotor in its receiving region, wherein the transferring drum is at least partially surrounded by a guiding member which corresponds to an outer circular surface of the drum and is provided with guiding skids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1987
    Assignee: Claas Ohg
    Inventors: Heinrich Roderfeld, Johannes Dammann
  • Patent number: 4425925
    Abstract: A selfl-propelled, vibration-free harvester has a threshing device including a threshing drum and a threshing basket associated therewith, a separating device located downstream of the threshing device as considered in a transportation direction and including a plurality of separating drums spaced from one another in the transportation direction and a plurality of separating elements associated with a respective ones of the separating drums, a supporting element arranged to support the separating elements, a wall, and mounting elements arranged to mount the supporting element on the wall and formed as a displacing device which positively lockingly lifts and lowers the supporting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1984
    Assignee: Claas OHG
    Inventors: Hermann Kersting, Heinrich Roderfeld
  • Patent number: 4367756
    Abstract: A vibration-free self-propelled harvester thresher has a threshing unit including a threshing drum and a threshing basket, a plurality of separating units each including a separating drum and a separating element located under the drum, and a device for jointly adjusting the separating elements in horizontal and vertical directions. The adjusting device includes two supporting elements on which the separating elements are mounted, guiding elements in which the supporting elements can slidingly displace in a horizontal direction, and walls provided with openings in which the guiding elements can be mounted adjustable in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Assignee: Claas OHG
    Inventors: Heinrich Roderfeld, August Kampwerth