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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh, Harsewinkel, DE;
Inventors:
Norbert Diekhans, Guetersloh, DE;
Bastian Kriebel, Muenster, DE;
Assignee:
CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH, Harsewinkel, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1274 (2013.01); A01D 41/1271 (2013.01); A01D 43/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A self-propelled harvesting machine includes an intake assembly configured to pick up crop from a field and conveying the crop, a processing assembly for receiving the conveyed by the intake assembly and a sensor for estimating the crop throughput of the intake assembly and a ground drive. The forward speed (V) of the ground drive and a drive speed (C) of the intake assembly can vary depending on the crop throughput.