Patent · US Expired

Reflex locating device

US5715666A · kind A · utility

21Cited by

5References

26Claims

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Assignee

CLAAS Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien · DE

Inventors

Jochen Huster · Vellmar, DE
Norbert Diekhans · Gütersloh, DE
Helmut Homburg · Harsewinkel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 8, 1996
Grant date	Feb 10, 1998
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 8, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01D41/1278
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reflex locating device on an agricultural machine or the like, in particular a harvested material edge locating device, has a transmitter and a receiver with a locating beam region oriented on the agricultural machine so that it is slightly inclined toward the ground and, when the grain edge side position is correct, detects a part of the standing grain in front of the harvesting mechanism and detects with a remaining part the stubble field. The locating device for this purpose is arranged at a distance above the grain, and the locating beam region is oriented substantially perpendicular to the harvesting mechanism and detects inclinedly from above partially the grain field and partially the stubble field.

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