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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Cracraft, Johnston, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01F 15/07 (2006.01); A01F 15/10 (2006.01); A01F 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1271 (2013.01); A01D 41/1274 (2013.01); A01F 15/071 (2013.01); A01F 15/0825 (2013.01); A01F 15/0875 (2013.01); A01F 15/106 (2013.01); A01F 2015/076 (2013.01);
Abstract
An accumulator contents detection system for a harvester includes an accumulator, a plurality of metering rollers, and at least one sensor. The accumulator accumulates crop material. The plurality of metering rollers receives crop material from the accumulator. The plurality of metering rollers includes a drive metering roller. The at least one sensor detects a load transmitted to the drive metering roller.