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US 11,980,131 B2Granted
Skid plate for sensor integration
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorKevin J. Hamilton
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a skid plate comprising an upper surface and an opposing ground engaging surface, the ground engaging surface comprising one or more optical windows flush or extending beyond a plane of the ground engaging surface, each of the optical windows comprising an optically transparent material.
Claims14
A header, comprising:
- a frame comprising a cutting assembly;
- and
- a skid plate coupled to the frame, the skid plate comprising an upper surface and an opposing ground engaging surface, wherein the ground engaging surface comprises a protrusion extending away from the upper surface beyond a plane of the ground engaging surface, the protrusion comprising one or more optical windows extending beyond the plane of the ground engaging surface, each of the one or more optical windows comprising an optically transparent material.
A header, comprising:
- a frame comprising a cutting assembly;
- and
- a skid plate coupled to the frame, the skid plate comprising an upper surface and an opposing ground engaging surface, the ground engaging surface comprising plural optical windows flush or extending beyond a plane of the ground engaging surface, each of the optical windows comprising an optically transparent material, wherein the upper surface further comprises a socket configured as a volume that includes on one side of the optical windows;
- plural optical sensors occupying the volume and each configured to transmit light, and receive reflected light, through the plural optical windows, wherein the volume comprises a partitioned volume for each of the plural optical sensors.
1 more element
A skid plate sensor system, comprising:
- a skid plate comprising an upper surface and an opposing ground engaging surface, the ground engaging surface comprising one or more optical windows flush or extending away from the upper surface beyond a plane of the ground engaging surface, each comprising an optically transparent material, wherein the ground engaging surface comprises a protrusion extending beyond the plane of the ground engaging surface, the protrusion comprising the one or more optical windows;
- and
- one or more sensors configured to transmit light, and receive reflected light, through the one or more optical windows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.