US 2009/0020076 A1Published application

System for controlling the loading of one or more foods into a self-propelled mixing unit by means of a mechanical shovel mounted to a motor vehicle

AssigneeDinamica Generale S.P.A.

InventorAndrea GHIRALDI

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Abstract

A system for controlling the loading of at least one food for animal use into one or more self-propelled mixing units by means of a mechanical shovel, which is mounted to a motor vehicle for collecting the food and unloading the food into the self-propelled unit. The system includes a testing apparatus, which is mounted to the shovel to determine a series of chemical-physical information related to the chemical components contained in the food present in the shovel and a weighing apparatus, which is installed in the self-propelled unit to measure the weight of the food contained in the self-propelled unit and is adapted to establish a wireless communication with the testing apparatus to receive the chemical-physical information related to the components contained in said food; the weighing apparatus including a processing module which determines, at each loading and according to the received chemical-physical information, the weight of a remaining amount of food to be loaded into the self-propelled unit so that each chemical-physical component of the food inside the self-propelled unit, once the loading has been completed, fulfils a predetermined condition.

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Dependent claims

A system (1) for controlling the loading of at least one food (2) into one or more self-propelled units (3) by means of a mechanical shovel (4), which is mounted to a motor vehicle (6) and is adapted to collect and load said food (2) into a self-propelled unit (3);

said system (1) being characterized in that it includes:
a testing apparatus (7), which is mounted to said mechanical shovel (4) to determine a series of chemical-physical information related to the chemical components contained in the food (2) present in the shovel (4) during each loading;
weighing means (11), which is installed in a self-propelled unit (3) to measure the weight (PE) of the food (2) contained in said self-propelled unit (3);
wireless communication means (10)(19) through which said testing apparatus (7) communicates said chemical-physical information related to the components contained in said food (2) to said weighing apparatus (11);
and wherein said weighing means (11) includes a processing means (20), which is adapted to determine, at each loading and according to said chemical-physical information detected by said testing apparatus (7), the weight (DP) of a remaining amount of food (2) to be loaded into said self-propelled unit (3), so that each chemical-physical component of the food (2) in the self-propelled unit (3) at the end of the loading fulfils a predetermined condition.

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