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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norbert Diekhans, Gutersloh, DE;
Georg Eggenhaus, Ostbevern, DE;
Winfried Wesselmann, Warendorf, DE;
Willi Behnke, Steinhagen, DE;
Assignee:
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; A01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 73 ; 7386352 ; 460-7 ; 460114 ;
Abstract
A device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines, includes means for removing the material to be measured from a stream of crop material, means for supplying the material to be measured to a measuring chamber, an associated moisture sensor, and a means for returning the measured material to the stream of crop material. One improvement is means for compulsory cleaning and/or emptying of the measuring chamber and/or of at least one moisture sensor. As a result, fouling and blockages are avoided.