Method for operating a combine harvester with belt drive configured to implement a measure to prevent slip of the belt drive and communicate the measure to an operator

US9795081B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rene Middelberg · Osnabrück, DE
• Stefan Teroerde · Warendorf, DE
• Bastian Bormann · Gütersloh, DE
• Thilo Krause · Glinde, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 25, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2017
• Expiry date: Jan 5, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01F12/58
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a combine harvester configured with a number of working assemblies driven by at least one belt drive, and a ground drive, wherein the at least one belt drive and the ground drive are driven by a main drive comprising an engine, monitors for and accommodates slip. The working assemblies are monitored by sensors with respect to an occurrence of slip in the at least one belt drive. Signals representing slip are transmitted to a control device. The control device is connected to an input/output. The signals representing the slip are evaluated by the control device and the result is weighted. Depending on the weighting of the result, at least one measure is initiated by the control device, which results in a reduction of the slip and the at least one initiated measure is signalled by the input/output unit.