Method of adjusting a sensor unit mounted on a field machine and an adjusting device therefor

US6397569B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Homburg · Harsewinkel, DE
• Jochen Huster · Vellmar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 17, 1999
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2002
• Expiry date: Nov 17, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01B69/007
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjusting device for a sensor unit mounted on a field machine, or a harvester or tractor, and an associated method for positioning the field machine and sensor unit for locating a working edge of a field. The sensor unit can be mounted on a cutter bar assembly of a field machine via a supporting arm. The sensor unit may be adjusted horizontally or vertically. The sensor produces a signal that is communicated to a steering control unit to guide the field machine along the working edge of the field. The position or alignment of the sensor unit relative to a working edge of the field may be indicated on a two-dimensional display.