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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Joel D. Banninga, Dubuque, IA (US);
Francois Stander, Dubuque, IA (US);
Michael J. Schmidt, Asbury, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/28 (2006.01); E02F 9/20 (2006.01); E02F 9/26 (2006.01); B60P 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 1/283 (2013.01); B60P 1/26 (2013.01); E02F 9/2029 (2013.01); E02F 9/261 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material type identifier identifies a type of material loaded into a dump truck. When the dump truck is unloaded, a flow rate identification system identifies a flow rate of material exiting the dump truck. A flow rate controller automatically controls the tailgate actuator based on a desired flow rate of material exiting the dump body of the dump truck.