Patent · US Expired

Automatic adjustment of a transfer device on an agricultural harvesting machine

US6682416B2 · kind B2 · utility

155Cited by

9References

24Claims

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Assignee

CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

Willi Behnke · Steinhagen, DE
Norbert Diekhans · Gütersloh, DE
Jochen Huster · Vellmar, DE
Gunnar Quincke · Soest, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2001
Grant date	Jan 27, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01D43/073
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for automatic adjustment of a transfer device on an agricultural harvesting machine includes a sensor for determining the current position of the transfer device; means for adjustment of the transfer device; a navigation device located in the harvesting machine for determination of a first and a second navigated position in a field; and an electronic analyzer wherein the electronic analyzer automatically adjusts the transfer device through the means for adjustment as a function of the current position of the transfer device and the first and second navigated positions of the harvesting machine.

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