Unloading arrangement for agricultural harvesting vehicles
US9675008B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01D57/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An unloading arrangement includes and agricultural harvester and a transport vehicle arrangement. The agricultural harvester includes an unloading conveyance and a wireless transmitter for transmitting information relating at least to a speed and direction of the harvester. The transport vehicle arrangement includes a transport vehicle; a transport implement coupled with the transport vehicle; a sensor arrangement for establishing an angular orientation of the transport implement relative to the transport vehicle; a wireless receiver for receiving the transmitted information from the harvester; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the sensor arrangement and the wireless receiver. The electrical processing circuit is configured for steering the transport vehicle arrangement in a reverse direction such that the transport implement is positioned at a desired position relative to the unloading conveyance, based upon the sensed angular orientation of the transport implement and the transmitted information received from the harvester.
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