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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2008
Andreas Brunnert, Rietberg, DE;
Lars Meyer Zu Helligen, Spenge, DE;
Gerhard Nienaber, Ennigerloh, DE;
Norbert Diekhans, Guetersloh, DE;
Andreas Brunnert, Rietberg, DE;
Lars Meyer Zu Helligen, Spenge, DE;
Gerhard Nienaber, Ennigerloh, DE;
Norbert Diekhans, Guetersloh, DE;
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Abstract
Vehicles, in particular self-propelled agricultural harvesting machines such as forage harvesters or combine harvesters designed to pick up and process crops, include transfer devices that transfer all of the harvested crop material to a hauling vehicle or an attached hauling container. The discharge device is equipped with a control device for performing automatic or manual adjustments, and the self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine is equipped with a navigation system for determining the positions of the vehicles involved. To transfer the crop material to the hauling vehicle without loss, the crop discharge flow is directed only to a defined permissible tolerance region on the hauling container. The tolerance region is located within the hauling container contour and is bounded by edge zones, which are 'keep-out' zones for the transfer.