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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Jonas Brandmeier, Harsewinkel, DE;
Gunnar Quincke, Soest, DE;
Martin Kubbeler, Versmold, DE;
Sebastian Neu, Bad Laer, DE;
Markus Brune, Harsewinkel, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material, in particular grain, which is conveyed by means of a continuous, circulating conveyor, having planar conveyor elements, from a lower bulk material receiving area to a higher bulk material delivery area, in which the bulk material delivered by the conveyor is deflected by a guide surface disposed in the bulk material delivery area toward a measuring device, wherein the mass flow is determined by the measurement of a resulting force (F_G) exerted on a sensor surface of the measuring device, wherein at least two parameters having an effect on the force measurement, in particular parameters independent of bulk material properties, are compensated for. A control and regulating device for executing the method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material is also provided.