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US 8,261,624 B2Granted
External sensor adjustment system and method
AssigneeCNH Canada, Ltd.
InventorTrevor Kowalchuk
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a system may include an external position adjuster configured to move a sensor within an agricultural tank without requiring access inside the agricultural tank. In another embodiment, a method may include magnetically coupling a sensor to a structure located inside an agricultural tank, wherein the sensor is adjustable to different positions inside of the agricultural tank in response to user input from outside of the agricultural tank.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- an external position adjuster configured to move a sensor within an agricultural tank without requiring access inside the agricultural tank;
- wherein the external position adjuster is configured to actuate a drive coupled to the sensor.
A method, comprising:
- magnetically coupling a sensor to a structure located inside an agricultural tank, wherein the sensor is adjustable to different positions inside of the agricultural tank in response to user input from outside of the agricultural tank;
- wherein the sensor is adjusted via a drive coupled to the sensor.
A system, comprising
- an external position adjuster located at least partially outside an agricultural tank and configured to enable position adjustment of a sensor inside the agricultural tank from a user input external to the agricultural tank, a mechanism to couple to and adjust a position of the sensor;
- wherein the external position adjuster is configured to actuate a drive coupled to the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.