SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH LOSS-MEASURING DEVICE

• US 20080318648A1
• Filed: 06/10/2008
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH (CLAAS KGaA mbH)
• Original Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH (CLAAS KGaA mbH)
• Inventors: Brune, Markus, Baumgarten, Joachim, Zurhake, Christian
• Application Number:
  US12/136,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20080318648A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 460/5
• CPC Class Codes: A01D 41/1273 for measuring grain loss

Abstract

A self-propelled harvesting machine has a cleaning device having sieves, a loss-measuring device for the sieves of the cleaning device, at least one sensor having a sensor surface and located at a back end of the cleaning device, and the sensor is located at an end of the cleaning device behind at least one of the sieves such that a crop material that fails on the sensor surface and is detected remains in the harvesting machine and is conveyed to a tailings device.

Claims

1. A self-propelled harvesting machine, comprising a cleaning device having sieves;

a loss-measuring device for said sieves of said cleaning device;

at least one sensor having a sensor surface and located at a back end of said cleaning device, said sensor being located at an end of said cleaning device behind at least one of said sieves such that a crop material that fails on the said sensor surface and is detected remains in the harvesting machine and is conveyed to a tailings device.

2. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising at least one rake which abuts at least one of said sieves and has a surface, said sensor surface being not parallel with the surface of said at least one rake and being tilted toward said cleaning device at a certain angle.

3. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a sensor holder which determines an arrangement of said sensor and includes several functional sections which include at least one opening, at least one fastening element and at least one guide element.

4. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said at least one opening accommodates said sensor.

5. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising a chaff spreader having a feed pan, said at least one fastening element attaching said sensor holder to said feed pan of said chaff spreader.

6. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said guide element is configured as a stepped guide element.

7. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising an extension mat located on at least one end of said guide element.

8. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 1;

and further comprising a cleaning fan which produces an air flow that flows over said loss-measuring device.

9. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 1, wherein said sensor has a length and a width divided into individual partial sensor services over a width of said sieve.

10. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said sensor surface and said sensor holder are connected with each other in a manner selected from a group consisting of detachably connected and non-detachably connected.

11. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3;

and further comprising a connection of said sensor surface with said sensor holder and configured as an injection-molded connection.

12. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said sensor surface and said sensor holder are connected with one another in an elastic and vibration-damped manner.

13. A self-propelled harvesting machine as defined in claim 3, wherein said sensor holder includes tapers in a material located circumferentially around said sensor surface.