Crop throughput sensing system for a harvesting machine
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMartin Seimetz, Kilian Wolff, Benedikt Jung, Pierre Dommange, Daniel E. Derscheid, Cole L. Murray
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Abstract
A harvesting machine comprises a crop conveying channel with a movable bottom flap coupled to a hydraulic actuator controlling the position of the flap and a crop throughput sensing arrangement with a pressure sensor adapted to sense a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic actuator.
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A crop throughput sensing system for a harvesting machine having a crop conveying channel with a movable flap coupled to at least one hydraulic actuator adapted to move the flap between a closed position and an opened position, wherein the crop throughput sensing system comprises a pressure sensor adapted to sense a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic actuator.
A harvesting machine having a crop conveying channel with a movable bottom flap coupled to a hydraulic actuator controlling the position of the flap and a crop throughput sensing arrangement comprising a pressure sensor adapted to sense a hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic actuator.
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