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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2024
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Martin Rittershofer, Mannheim, DE;
Marco Broschart, Mannheim, DE;
Maximilian Höpfner, Mannheim, DE;
Andi Guenther, Mannheim, DE;
Ralf Huebner, Mannheim, DE;
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A sensor assembly for detecting the height of a mixture on a conveyor floor and/or a sieve of a cleaning system of a combine harvester is assembled with the combine harvester. The sensor assembly includes at least two light-sensitive sensors, positioned one above the other, and an emitter at a distance from the sensors, are attached on the upper side of the conveyor floor and/or the sieve. The sensors are configured to receive light radiated from the emitter as long as the light is not absorbed by the mixture, and the sensors are connected to an analysis device which is configured to generate an output signal representative of the height of the mixture on the basis of the output signal of the sensors.