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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2019
Deere and Company, Moline, IL (US);
Scott N. Clark, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Nikolas J. Jacobs, Rock Island, IL (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An air intake screen debris cleaning system may include an intake screen through which air is drawn in a first direction for cooling, a reverse airflow generation system to create a reverse airflow in a second direction opposite the first direction to clear debris from the intake screen, a sensor to sense debris that is collected on the intake screen and a controller to activate the reverse airflow generation system based upon signals from the sensor. In one implementation, the sensor comprises an emitter to emit a sensor beam that extends along a face of the air intake screen and which does not intersect or pass through the air intake screen prior to being sensed.