Baler mass flow sensing assembly and method
US10477775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB30B9/3078
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A crop sensing system for a baler includes a compression system for forming a bale and a feed system for picking up crop from a surface and conveying the crop to the compression system. The crop sensing system includes a sensor arrangement having at least one sensor being coupled to at least one of the compression system or the feed system, wherein the at least one sensor generates a signal corresponding to a crop load on the at least one of the compression system or the feed system. The crop sensing system includes a control unit configured to receive the signal from the sensor arrangement and calculate crop mass data based on at least the signal.
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