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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2019
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Jeffery Mussack, Eldridge, IA (US);
Gary Knapp, Colona, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A harvesting machine includes a chassis, a ground-engaging mechanism for supporting the chassis, and a tank assembly mounted to the chassis for storing a crop material. The tank assembly includes a retractable door for at least partially covering an opening formed in a top of the tank assembly. A mobile sensor assembly includes a rod and a sensor for detecting a weather condition, such that the rod includes a first end coupled to the retractable door and a second end to which the sensor is coupled. The retractable door is operably moved between an open position and a closed position, and the mobile sensor assembly is rotatably moved between a deployed position and a stowed position as the door is moved between the open and closed positions, respectively.