Apparatus for automatically unloading agricultural material from a storage bag
OwnerScott F. Schertz, Glen Kempinventors
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Abstract
An unloading apparatus capable of automatically unloading agricultural materials from a storage bag is disclosed. The unloading apparatus includes a drive mechanism for advancing the apparatus along the direction of an elongate storage bag, a collection mechanism for withdrawing material from the bag, and means for both sensing resistance force imposed on the advancing apparatus by material in the bag and controlling further advancement of the apparatus in accordance with the level of that resistance.
Claims10
An apparatus for automatically unloading material from an elongate storage bag, the apparatus comprising:
- a collection mechanism that removes the material from the bag;
- a drive mechanism that advances the apparatus along the direction of the bag;
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- an actuation assembly that automatically controls the drive mechanism according to resistance to advancement of the apparatus provided by material within the bag.
An apparatus for automatically unloading material from an elongate storage bag, the apparatus comprising:
- a collection mechanism that removes the material from the bag;
- a drive mechanism that advances the apparatus along the direction of the bag;
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- a sensor arrangement that automatically controls the drive mechanism according to resistance to advancement of the apparatus provided by material within the bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.