Adjustable knockdown rollers for sugarcane harvester
US9857785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45015
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and control system are disclosed for adjusting orientations of knockdown rollers for sugarcane harvesters. An upper knockdown roller may be moved along a first adjustment path using a first actuator. A lower knockdown roller may be moved along a second adjustment path using a second actuator. A substantially tangential alignment may be maintained for an outer diameter of the upper knockdown roller and an outer diameter of the lower knockdown roller with respect to a reference point along a cutting path of the base cutter assembly, during or after movement of the upper and lower knockdown rollers.
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