Bi-directional auger for an accumulator assembly

An accumulator assembly for an agricultural harvester, comprising:

• an accumulator configured to receive agricultural product from a header of the agricultural harvester via an inlet portion of the accumulator, wherein the accumulator comprises a front wall, a rear wall, and a pair of side walls;
• at least one auger disposed within the accumulator and extending longitudinally between the front wall and the rear wall of the accumulator, wherein the at least one auger comprises flighting;
• at least one motor configured to drive the at least one auger to rotate;
• a plurality of conveying rollers positioned at a bottom of the accumulator, wherein
• the plurality of conveying rollers is configured to convey the agricultural product toward a
• conveying system, the plurality of conveying rollers is oriented at an angle, and the at least one auger is positioned above the plurality of conveying rollers and oriented at the angle of the plurality of conveying rollers;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one motor, wherein the controller comprises a processor and a memory, and the controller is configured to:
• control the at least one motor to drive the at least one auger to rotate in a first direction while the accumulator is being filled;
• and
• control the at least one motor to drive the at least one auger to rotate in a second direction, opposite the first direction, while the accumulator is being unloaded.

A control system for an accumulator assembly, comprising:

• a controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the controller is configured to:
• control a first motor to drive a first auger to rotate in a respective first direction while an accumulator of the accumulator assembly is being filled and to rotate in a respective second direction, opposite the respective first direction, while the accumulator is being unloaded;
• and
• control a second motor to drive a second auger to rotate in a respective first direction while the accumulator is being filled and to rotate in a respective second direction, opposite the respective first direction, while the accumulator is being unloaded;
• wherein the controller is configured to control the first and second motors independently of one another.