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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
William J Holz, Hartford, WI (US);
Patrick J Shaver, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Christopher A Krajnik, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A material collection system sensor includes a paddle pivotably mounted to a tunnel on a collection container floor. The forward end of the paddle is adjacent a front of the collection container and the rearward end is adjacent a rear of the collection container. A switch mounted to the tunnel under the paddle has an actuator extending above the tunnel that is actuatable by downward pivotal movement of the paddle. A sensitivity adjuster attached to the tunnel under the paddle has a sensitivity adjustment knob outside the collection container which compresses or relaxes a spring extending upwardly against the paddle.