Harvester feed rate control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9681605
APP PUB NO 20170112060A1
SERIAL NO

14922342

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A harvester having a harvesting structure, an accumulator, and a module builder having a throat. A plurality of meter rollers are positioned to receive crop and transfer crop at a feed rate in cooperation with a beater roller. A feeder belt receives crop from the meter rollers and the beater roller and transfers the crop to the throat. A feed rate control system comprises at least one crop mass flow feedback device providing a crop mass flow feedback signal indicative of crop mass flow. A controller is provided that is in communication with the at least one crop mass flow feedback device and configured to operate in a first mode by lowering the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates a threshold has been reached and by raising the feed rate when the crop mass flow feedback signal indicates the threshold has not been reached.

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  • DEERE & COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ackerman, Nile T Swan, US 6 44
Cracraft, Mark A Johnston, US 22 179
Goering, Kevin J Cambridge, US 33 90
Hall, Jerry B Johnston, US 6 111
Noonan, James T Bondurant, US 22 218
Wallestad, Steven D Ankeny, US 19 149

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