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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 1979
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
John T Knepler, Chatham, IL (US);
Assignee:
Dickey-john Corporation, Auburn, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310 15 ; 310 25 ; 111-1 ; 221-7 ;
Abstract
A seed sensor for sensing seeds flowing along a path is provided with an electromagnetic transducer having a movable diaphragm. An arm is secured to a generally peripheral portion of the diaphragm and extends into the seed flow path to be struck at random by the seeds. The arm has a portion operatively engageable with a mid portion of the diaphragm and functions as a mechanical amplifier to actuate the diaphragm when struck by the seeds for producing usable output signals.