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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Nathan R. Vandike, Geneseo, IL (US);
Adam J. Donohoe, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Michael T. Meschke, Eldridge, IA (US);
Jody I. Eyestone, Milan, IL (US);
Jeremiah K. Johnson, Long Grove, IA (US);
Jeffrey R. Walter, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Matthew T. Wold, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Brian Gorge, Colona, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A grain harvesting vehicle is configured to harvest a grain. A chaffer is configured to separate grain from material other than grain (MOG). A grate is positioned rearward of the chaffer. The grate includes a grate panel having an upper surface and a lower surface and an aperture in the grate panel extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The aperture has a first end nearer the chaffer and a second end opposite the first end. The grate further includes a ramp portion extending above the grate panel from adjacent the first end of the aperture toward the second end of the aperture. A grain sensor has a sensing location positioned at a height below the grate.