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US 2018/0120799 A1Published application
Intermediate sump warning system
AssigneeSukup Manufacturing Company
InventorsEugene G. Sukup, Graham Giddings, Elizabeth Brinkman, Randal L. Marcks, Charles E. Sukup
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Abstract
An intermediate sump warning system having a sensor associated with a gate of an intermediate sump. The sensor is connected to a controller that activates a warning signal when the sensor detects that the gate is in an open position. The controller also deactivates the unloading system when the gate is open.
Claims10
An intermediate sump warning system, comprising:
- an intermediate sump disposed in a floor of a grain bin and having a gate that rotates between an open and closed position;
- a sensor associated with the gate to detect when the gate is in the open or the closed position;
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- a controller connected to the sensor and configured to activate a warning signal when the gate is in the open position and deactivate unload equipment.
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