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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
James T. Noonan, Bondurant, IA (US);
Kevin J. Goering, Cambridge, IA (US);
Steven D. Wallestad, Ankeny, IA (US);
Mark A. Cracraft, Johnston, IA (US);
Jerry B. Hall, Johnston, IA (US);
Nile T. Ackerman, Swan, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A harvester having a harvesting structure, an accumulator, and a module builder having a throat. A plurality of meter rollers are positioned to receive crop and transfer crop at a feed rate in cooperation with a beater roller. A feeder belt receives crop from the meter rollers and the beater roller and transfers the crop to the throat. A feed rate control system comprises at least one crop mass flow feedback device providing a crop mass flow feedback signal indicative of crop mass flow. A controller is provided that is in communication with the at least one crop mass flow feedback device and configured to operate in a first mode by lowering the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates a threshold has been reached and by raising the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates the threshold has not been reached.