System and Method of Assisted Assembly of a Header in an Agricultural Harvester and Agricultural Harvester
AssigneeCNH Industrial Brasil Ltda.
InventorsLEONARDO DOS SANTOS CARVALHO, MARCO AURÉLIO RAMOS PEREIRA, ÂNGELO DA SILVA
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Abstract
A system and method enable the insertion and removal of a header in a harvesting machine in a simple and practical manner. In one aspect, a system for assisted assembly of a header on a combine harvester includes a camera, in which the captured images are sent to a multimedia center, a viewing support to provide a focus adjustment to the captured images, a sight grid, and a depth limiter.
Claims12
1-11. (canceled)
A system for assisted assembly of a header on a combine harvester, the system comprising:
- an image capture camera, the camera attached to the combine harvester and facing the header, wherein captured images are sent to a multimedia center;
- a viewing support configured to provide a focus adjustment to images captured by the camera, the viewing support surrounding and attached to the camera;
- a sight grid configured to guide the movement of the combine harvester, the sight grid attached to the header;
- and
- a depth limiter configured to indicate an assembly position, the depth limiter attached to the combine harvester.
A method for assisted assembly of a header on a combine harvester, the method comprising:
- activating a camera attached to the combine harvester, the camera having a viewing support and facing the header, and wherein the camera captures images that are sent and displayed on a multimedia center;
- identifying, in the captured images, a sight grid attached to the header to align it with the viewing support of the camera;
- moving the combine harvester towards the header based on the alignment of the viewing support of the camera with the sight grid;
- stopping the movement of the combine harvester when a depth limiter attached to the combine harvester comes into contact with the header;
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- securing the header to the combine harvester.
A combine harvester including a header, a chassis mounted on wheels or tracks, a drive engine, a cabin of an operator, a primary extractor, a set of conveyor rollers, a secondary extractor, and a discharge opening, the combine harvester further comprising:
- a camera configured to capture images of the header attached to a center of a front part of the chassis;
- a viewing support that surrounds and is attached to the camera;
- a sight grid attached to the header;
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- an assembly depth limiter attached to the front of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.