Lubrication system for a cotton harvester
US5195612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/088
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A lubrication system for a cotton harvester having a plurality of harvesting units. The lubrication system comprises a lubricant source for providing pressurized lubricant to each of the harvesting units to facilitate their operation and a control mechanism for measuring cyclic operations of harvesting units operating components during a harvesting procedure. The control mechanism controls operation of the lubricant source such that the amounts of lubricant provided to the harvesting units during a lubrication cycle is correlated to the lubricant usage of the harvesting units during the harvesting procedure. A salient feature of the present invention relates to a display for visually indicating the cyclic operations remaining for the harvesting units before another lubrication cycle is due to be commenced. The display furthermore provides a visual indication relating to the operating performance of the lubrication system.
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