Self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine with controllable transfer device

US8428829B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Brunnert · Rietberg, DE
• Lars Peter Meyer Zu Helligen · Spenge, DE
• Gerhard Nienaber · Oelde, DE
• Norbert Diekhans · Gütersloh, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 10, 2008
• Grant date: Apr 23, 2013
• Expiry date: Mar 21, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01D43/087
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Vehicles, in particular self-propelled agricultural harvesting machines such as forage harvesters or combine harvesters designed to pick up and process crops, include transfer devices that transfer all of the harvested crop material to a hauling vehicle or an attached hauling container. The discharge device is equipped with a control device for performing automatic or manual adjustments, and the self-propelled agricultural harvesting machine is equipped with a navigation system for determining the positions of the vehicles involved. To transfer the crop material to the hauling vehicle without loss, the crop discharge flow is directed only to a defined permissible tolerance region on the hauling container. The tolerance region is located within the hauling container contour and is bounded by edge zones, which are “keep-out” zones for the transfer.