of paddles attached to a continuous chain. The chain is connected between a pair of sprockets located inside the top and bottom, respectively, of the elevator housing. As the chain is driven, the grain collected in the boot of the elevator is lifted up through the elevator housing by the paddles. A separate auger then moves the grain from the top of the elevator housing into a storage tank on the combine.
In a typical combine, the lower sprocket of the grain elevator is supported on the shaft of the collecting auger. This arrangement has a number of disadvantages. For example, the grain that is fed into the elevator boot by the collecting auger must pass around the face of the elevator lower sprocket. The sprocket consequently obstructs andfor feeding grain into a grain elevator, which is used to lift the grain into a storage tank on the combine. The grain elevator encloses a plurality of paddles connected to a continuous chain. Sprockets located at the top and bottom of the grain elevator support the continuous chain. As the chain is driven, the paddles scoop-up and lift any grain that has been collected in the bottom of the grain elevator, commonly referred to as the boot.
The grain is fed into the boot by an auger assembly. The auger assembly comprises an auger trough connected to the boot. An auger is positioned in the auger trough. As the auger is rotated, any grain in the trough is moved along the trough and through an opening in the