Variable sensitivity metal detection system
US4805385A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S56/15
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a forage harvester having a metal detector positioned within a first feed roll and a second feed roll whose displacement from the first feed roll varies with the bulk of crop material passing between the feed rolls, the sensitivity of the metal detector is adjusted according to the displacement of the second feed roll from the metal detector to provide a more uniform detection of tramp metal with varying crop bulk. The sensitivity is increased as the inherent noise component induced in the metal detector output signal by the second feed roll decreases as the second feed roll is displaced from the metal detector by crop bulk.
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