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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2020
Applicant:

Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey C. Trowbridge, Stevens, PA (US);

Cory Douglas Hunt, Millersville, PA (US);

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/04 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 57/20 (2006.01); A01D 61/02 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/04 (2013.01); A01D 41/141 (2013.01); A01D 57/20 (2013.01); A01D 61/02 (2013.01); B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0202 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0291 (2013.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01);
Abstract

A detection system for an agricultural header includes a belt that has at least one physical feature driven by a roller at a roller rotational speed. The detection system also includes a sensor that detects a physical feature as it passes the sensor during rotation of the belt. The detection system further includes a controller that receives a signal indicating a first pulse of a first time a physical feature passes the sensor during the rotation of the belt and a second pulse of a second time a physical feature passes the sensor during the rotation of the belt. The controller further determines a pulse frequency based on the first and second times and calculates a belt rotational speed based on the pulse frequency. The controller compares the belt rotational speed to the roller rotational speed and provides an output if the roller rotational speed exceeds a threshold.


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