Automatic Conveyor Shutoff System
AssigneeUnverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc.
InventorsJohn Garberson, Brian James Peterson
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Abstract
An automatic conveyor shutoff system for a farm implement, such as a grain cart or seed tender, includes a conveying device and a storage bin. The conveying device is configured to convey material into or from the storage bin. A weighing device measures the weight of the storage bin and outputs a signal representing the weight to a controller. The controller is configured to disable the conveying device when the weight reaches a preset limit.
Claims18
A system for controlling the amount of material moved by a conveying device of a farm implement, the farm implement having a storage bin for storing material, a conveying device having an input at a first end and a discharge at a second end, said system comprising:
- a weighing device configured to measure the weight of said bin and to output a signal representing said weight;
- a controller electronically coupled with said weighing device and configured to receive said signal representing said weight and to transmit a disable signal when said weight reaches a preset weight;
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- a conveyor control valve electronically coupled to said controller and configured to receive said disable signal from said controller and to disable said conveying device upon receiving said disable signal.
A method for controlling the amount of material output from a conveying device, comprising steps of:
- storing material in a storage bin;
- with a conveying device, conveying material into or from said storage bin;
- with an electronic scale, monitoring the weight of said storage bin;
- providing one or more preset weight limits;
- sending a signal, with the electronic scale, representing the weight of said storage bin to a controller;
- determining if said weight of said storage bin meets or exceeds said preset weight limit;
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- with the controller, electronically controlling said conveyor to disable said conveyor when it is determined that said weight meets said preset weight limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.