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US 10,863,671 B2Granted
Unloading conveyor swing control system
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorGerald R. Johnson
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Abstract
An unloading conveyor of an agricultural harvesting machine is pivotably mounted to a frame for pivoting movement through a movement range that is defined between first and second end positions. Movement of the unloading conveyor within the movement range is controlled by movement of a user-actuated scroll wheel.
Claims20
An agricultural harvesting machine comprising:
- an unloading conveyor pivotably mounted to a frame for pivoting movement through a movement range defined between first and second end positions;
- a control system configured to produce controlled movement of the unloading conveyor within the movement range in response to a user input signal, wherein the control system comprises a scroll wheel device arranged to generate the user input signal;
- wherein the scroll wheel device comprises a user-actuated scroll wheel, and wherein the control system is operable to move the unloading conveyor in a first swing direction in response to user-actuation of the scroll wheel in a first scroll direction, and to move the unloading conveyor in a second swing direction in response to user-actuation of the scroll wheel in a second scroll direction opposite to the first scroll direction;
- wherein the control system is operable in a manual mode wherein movement of the unloading conveyor is stopped by the control system in response to user-actuation of the scroll wheel being stopped, and the control system is further operable in an automatic mode wherein movement of the unloading conveyor is continued by the control system after actuation of the scroll wheel is stopped and until detection by the control system that the unloading conveyor has reached a predefined position or that actuation of the scroll wheel has restarted;
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- wherein the scroll wheel device is arranged to generate a scroll speed signal in response to user-actuation of the scroll wheel, wherein the scroll speed signal has a value that is representative of the scroll speed, and wherein the control system is configured to control the movement of the unloading conveyor dependent upon the scroll speed signal.
3 more elements
A harvesting machine comprising:
- an unloading conveyor pivotably mounted to a frame for pivoting movement through a movement range defined between first and second end positions;
- and
- a control system configured to produce controlled movement of the unloading conveyor within the movement range in response to a user input signal, the control system comprising:
- a scroll wheel device arranged to generate the user input signal;
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- a user-actuated scroll wheel;
- wherein the control system is further configured to move the unloading conveyor in a first swing direction in response to actuation of the scroll wheel in a first scroll direction, and to move the unloading conveyor in a second swing direction in response to actuation of the scroll wheel in a second scroll direction opposite to the first scroll direction;
- wherein the control system is operable in a manual mode wherein movement of the unloading conveyor is stopped by the control system in response to actuation of the scroll wheel being stopped, and operable in an automatic mode wherein movement of the unloading conveyor is continued by the control system after actuation of the scroll wheel is stopped and until detection by the control system that the unloading conveyor has reached a predefined position or that actuation of the scroll wheel has restarted;
- wherein the scroll wheel device is configured to generate a scroll speed signal in response to actuation of the scroll wheel, and the scroll speed signal has a value that is representative of the scroll speed;
- wherein the control system is further configured to control the movement of the unloading conveyor dependent upon the scroll speed signal;
- wherein the control system is further configured to operate in the manual mode when it determines that the scroll speed is below a predetermined first threshold value;
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- wherein the control system is configured to initiate the automatic mode when it determines that the scroll speed is above the predetermined first threshold value.
10 more elements
A method of controlling a harvesting machine and a crop-receiving cart unit during an unload event, wherein the harvesting machine comprises an unloading conveyor pivotably mounted to a frame for pivoting movement through a movement range defined between first and second end positions;
- and a control system configured to produce controlled movement of the unloading conveyor within the movement range in response to a user input signal, wherein the control system comprises a scroll wheel device arranged to generate the user input signal,
- wherein the control system is operable in a cart control mode wherein cart positioning commands are generated in dependence upon user input signals generated by the scroll wheel device.
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