Crop threshing or separating – Transport conveyor
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Fábián-Kovács, Árpád (Department: 3671)
Crop threshing or separating
Transport conveyor
Reexamination Certificate
active
07874899
ABSTRACT:
An agricultural harvester includes a support frame and a hopper coupled to the support frame. The hopper is configured to store an agricultural product during a harvesting operation. An unloading system is coupled to the support frame. The unloading system is configured to transport agricultural product received from the hopper to an off-machine location. The unloading system includes a metering gate, a transfer conveyance, at least one sensor, and an electrical processing circuit. The metering gate is positioned near a bottom of the hopper and in communication with an interior of the hopper. The transfer conveyance has an inlet end and a discharge end. The inlet end is in communication with the metering gate. The at least one sensor provides an output signal representing an operating parameter associated with an unload rate of agricultural product through the transfer conveyance during an unloading operation. The electrical processing circuit is coupled to the metering gate and the at least one sensor. The electrical processing circuit controls a position of the metering gate, dependent upon the output signal.
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Burke Daniel James
Coers Bruce Alan
DePoorter Mark Charles
Mackin Ryan Patrick
Deere & Company
Fábián-Kovács Árpád
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