IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO CROP UNLOADING SPOUTS

摘要

A harvesting machine crop unloading spout assembly (10') comprises an unloading tube elbow (11, 12) terminating at a first end in a first flange (13) that is secured to the outlet of a harvesting machine crop tank (16). The first flange (13) includes one or more bearings permitting it to swivel about a swivel axis and the unloading tube elbow (12) includes a cranked portion terminating at a second end in an opening. The spout assembly (10) further includes a fixed member (19) that lies adjacent the unloading tube elbow (12), the unloading tube elbow (12) being connected to the fixed member (19) by way of a pivot (17') the axis of which coincides with the swivel axis. The spout assembly (10) includes a rotatable drive gear and a motor (28) drivingly engaged therewith for causing rotation of the unloading tube elbow (12) about the swivel axis, the axis of rotation of the drive gear also coinciding with the swivel axis.