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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Inventors:
Wayne T. Flickinger, Oxford, PA (US);
Nathan E. Isaac, Lancaster, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/42 (2006.01); A01D 41/12 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); B65G 67/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1217 (2013.01); A01D 41/1275 (2013.01); B65G 67/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A grain tank includes a generally flat bottom that is oriented at a position that is less than the angle of repose of the grain. A conveyor mechanism conveys grain along the bottom to a cross auger for unloading. One or more sensors may be placed in the grain tank to determine a state of the grain to further determine if the conveyor mechanism should be operated to unload grain from the grain tank.