Dual function basecutters
US9894832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B15/02
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A basecutter and a method for controlling a basecutter are described for a sugarcane harvester. A basecutter may include a cutting spindle, a transport spindle, at least one power source configured to rotate the cutting spindle and the transport spindle, one or more cutting blades attached to the cutting spindle, and one or more transport devices attached to the transport spindle. The cutting spindle or the transport spindle may be configured to rotate within the other. The cutting spindle and the transport spindle may be rotated at different speeds by the at least one power source. For example, a controller may determine a cutting speed for the cutting spindle and a transport speed for the transport spindle and control the at least one power source to rotate the cutting and transport spindles at the cutting and transport speeds, respectively.
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