Sod harvester with flap control device
AssigneeTrebro Holding, Inc.
InventorDaniel Sammut
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Abstract
A sod harvester comprising a start gate, a first switch that is configured to interact with a first sensor, a second switch that is configured to internet with a second sensor, an inclined conveyor, and a rollup conveyor positioned above the second end of the inclined conveyor. The first switch is positioned between the start gate and the second switch, and the second is positioned between the first switch and the rollup conveyor. When the second sensor is activated, the rollup conveyor begins rotating. When the first sensor is activated, an encoder begins measuring distance traveled rotationally by the rollup conveyor. The rollup conveyor stops rotating when the rollup conveyor has traveled a certain distance rotationally.
Claims9
A sod harvester comprising:
- (a) a start gate;
- (b) a first switch that is configured to interact with a first sensor;
- (c) a second switch that is configured to interact with a second sensor;
- (d) an inclined conveyor with a first end and a second end;
- (e) a rollup conveyor positioned above the second end of the inclined conveyor;
- and
- (f) a controller including controller software that is configured to cause the rollup conveyor to start upon activation of the second sensor, an encoder to begin counting intervals upon activation of the first sensor, and the rollup conveyor to stop upon the counting of a certain number of intervals by the encoder, an interval being a measure of distance traveled rotationally by the rollup conveyor;
- wherein the first switch is positioned between the start gate and the second switch;
- wherein the second switch is positioned between the first switch and the rollup conveyor;
- and
- wherein the inclined conveyor is configured to eject a sod roll onto a platform upon cessation of rotation by the rollup conveyor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.