Harvesting head with yield monitor
US10051787B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D2101/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A harvesting head yield monitor comprises two sensing elements (328, 330) respectively disposed in two adjacent row unit covers (114). A driver circuit (400) drives one of these sensing elements (328) to produce a high radio frequency signal. The other sensing element (330) receives the signal. A signal conditioning circuit (402) receives the signal from the other sensing element. A controller (404) coupled to the signal conditioning circuit converts the received signal into a signal that indicates the crop yield of the row unit that is disposed underneath the two adjacent row unit covers.
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