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US 2020/0205349 A1Published application
Bale Weight Measurement Device
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsDANIEL E. DERSCHEID, BENJAMIN D. KOCH
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Abstract
A baler for forming a bale includes a frame, an axle, and a sensor. The frame supports a bale chamber. The axle is connected to the frame at a first location and spaced apart from the frame at a second location. The sensor is positioned to measure the deflection of the axle based on a distance. The deflection of the axle changes based upon a weight of the bale.
Claims19
A baler for forming a bale, comprising:
- a frame supporting a bale chamber;
- an axle housing;
- a first spindle partially surrounded by the axle housing, the first spindle spaced apart from the axle housing;
- a second spindle partially surrounded by the axle housing, the second spindle spaced apart from the axle housing;
- a first sensor positioned at one of the axle housing and the first spindle, configured to detect a first deflection of the first spindle based upon a first distance between the first spindle and the axle housing;
- a second sensor positioned at one of the axle housing and the second spindle, configured to detect a second deflection of the second spindle based upon a second distance between the second spindle and the axle housing;
- a linkage coupled to a front portion of the frame, the linkage partially surrounded by a linkage housing, the linkage spaced apart from the linkage housing;
- a third sensor coupled to the linkage and configured to detect a third deflection of the linkage;
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- a processing unit connected to the first, second, and third sensors, and configured to calculate a weight of the bale based upon the the detected first, second, and third deflections.
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A baler for forming a bale, comprising:
- a frame supporting a bale chamber;
- an axle connected to the frame at a first location and spaced apart from the frame at a second location;
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- a sensor positioned to measure the deflection of the axle based on a distance, the deflection of the axle changing based upon a weight of the bale.
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A method of measuring a weight of a bale in a baler, comprising:
- forming a bale in the baler;
- detecting a deflection of an axle via a sensor sensing a distance;
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- comparing a value with the deflection of the axle to calculate the weight of the bale.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.