Synchronized unloading system and method for a cotton harvester with on-board module builder
US7878114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D46/085
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A procedure and system for unloading a compacted cotton module from an on-board module builder of a cotton harvester, which in an automatic mode utilizes a controller to automatically monitor ground speed and operate unloading apparatus at a synchronized ratio to ground speed, for maintaining integrity and shape of the module, and which is quickly and easily switchable between the automatic mode and a manual mode that allows an operator to position and operate the unloading apparatus independent of ground speed for purposes such as placing the module at a precise location such as next to an already unloaded module or the like.
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