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US 12,677,990 B2Granted
Agricultural vehicles for collecting grain or other agricultural material
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsAaron S. Ritter, Snehalrao Jadhav
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Abstract
Example grain carts have movable doors to provide access to an interior cavity. Grain carts may have more than one door, and the one or more doors are movable between an open position to expose one or more openings and a closed position to conceal one or more openings formed in one or more sides of a bin of the grain cart.
Claims12
A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground;
- and
- a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
- an open end in communication with the volume;
- a first wall;
- and
- a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
- wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
- wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
- wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position, and
- wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
- wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall, and
- wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall in a direction that includes a vertical component.
12 more elements
A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground;
- and
- a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
- an open end in communication with the volume;
- a first wall;
- and
- a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
- wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
- wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
- wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position,
- wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
- wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall, and
- wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall in a direction that includes a horizontal component.
12 more elements
A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground;
- and
- a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
- an open end in communication with the volume;
- a first wall;
- and
- a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
- wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
- wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
- wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
- wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position,
- wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
- wherein the first door is formed of a flexible material, and
- wherein movement of the first door from the closed position to the open position comprises movement of the first door from an unfurled configuration into a furled configuration.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.