Unload spout inclination limit adjust system and method
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsHerbert M. Farley, Reuben J. Dise, Cale N. Boriack, Denver R. Yoder
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Abstract
An unloading conveyor arrangement for an agricultural machine includes a conveyor having a discharge end, and a spout arrangement at the discharge end of the conveyor. A range for the position of the spout is determined from one or more factors such as topography and the physical characteristics of the material being handled through the conveyor. The actual position of the spout is ascertained and a warning or an adjustment is made if the actual position is not within the range.
Claims22
An unloading conveyor arrangement for an agricultural machine, comprising:
- a conveyor having a discharge end;
- a sensor issuing a signal indicative of a factor that can impact flow of a material out of said conveyor discharge end;
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- a microprocessor receiving said signal and determining a range for an operating condition of said conveyor and issuing a response if an actual value of said operating condition is outside of said range.
An agricultural combine harvester, comprising:
- a chassis;
- a clean grain tank carried by said chassis;
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- an unloading conveyor arrangement in communication with said clean grain tank, said unloading conveyor arrangement including a conveyor having a discharge end;
- a sensor issuing a signal indicative of a factor that can impact flow of the material out of said conveyor discharge end;
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- a microprocessor receiving said signal and determining a range for adjustment of an operating condition of said unloading conveyor arrangement based on said factor, and issuing a response if an actual value of said operating condition is outside of said range.
A method for operating an unloading conveyor of a combine harvester, comprising:
- operating an auger having a discharge spout at a discharge end thereof;
- sensing at least one factor that can impact flow of a material out of said auger;
- determining a range for the position of the spout dependent on the factor having been sensed;
- ascertaining the actual position of the spout;
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- readjusting a position of the spout if the actual position ascertained in said ascertaining step was outside of the range from said determining step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.