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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Oxbo International Corporation, Byron, NY (US);
Inventors:
Christopher M Schloesser, Hudson, WI (US);
Robert G Bennett, River Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
Oxbo International Corporation, Byron, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 75/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 43/08 (2006.01); E03F 7/04 (2006.01); F16K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 75/00 (2013.01); A01D 41/127 (2013.01); A01D 41/1271 (2013.01); A01D 43/085 (2013.01); E03F 7/04 (2013.01); F16K 15/03 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7903 (2015.04);
Abstract
A yield monitoring system for a grain harvester includes a large strike plate mounted on parallel four bar linkages. The strike plate intercepts a larger portion of the clean grain flow and is supported near the four corners to provide even translation and force transmission even if not struck in the center of the plate. The four bar linkages provide translational movement relative to a center load cell. An engagement bracket at the center of the strike plate includes a surface that is aligned perpendicularly to the sensing element of the load cell.