EP0723740A1
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Crop harvester
Assignee: AGCO Ltd
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Filing: 1996-01-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2016-01-22
Abstract
Abstract A crop harvesting machine comprises two or more separate storage compartments (5a,5b) and a mechanism (6) for diverting harvested crop between the storage compartment as the machine moves across a field. The machine may also include a GPS positioning system and a control system (1) for controlling the diverter (6) on the basis of the machine's position and a map of harvesting instructions. The machine may in addition or alternatively include sensors (8) to analyse properties of the crop as it is harvested, enabling the control system (1) to control the diverter (6) accordingly.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher John Dawson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:30
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01B; A01B79/00; A01B79/005; A01D; A01D41/00; A01D41/12; A01D41/1208; A01D41/127; A01D41/1277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A crop harvesting assembly for use on a crop harvesting machine comprising:- (a) a crop receiver for receiving the crop being harvested by the harvesting machine; (b) a plurality of crop storage means (5a,5b); (c) a diverter (6)for selectively diverting the crop from the crop receiver to one of the said plurality of crop storage means (5a,5b); (d) control means (1) for controlling the operation of the diverter (6); (e) discharge means (7) for separately discharging the crop from each storage means (5a,5b); characterised in that the control means (1) is adapted to receive information from a positioning system, this data being used either directly or indirectly to control the operation of the diverter (6).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that the control means (1) is adapated to compare the position of the harvesting assembly with a pre-determined map of harvesting instructions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
44 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2 comprising an analysor (8) adapted to analyse one or more specific features of crop, the results of said analysis being used directly or indirectly to control the operation of the diverter (6).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in any of Claims 1 to 3, characterised in that the diverter (6) may be controlled manually by the operator of the crop harvesting machine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
123 words
A crop harvesting assembly for use on a crop harvesting machine comprising:- (a) a crop receiver for receiving the crop being harvested by the harvesting machine; (b) a plurality of crop storage means (5a,5b); (c) a diverter (6) for selectively diverting the crop from the crop receiver to one of the said plurality of crop storage means (5a,5b); (d) control means (1) for controlling the operation of the diverter (6); (e) discharge means (7) for separately discharging the crop from each storage means (5a,5b); characterised in that the assembly further comprises an analysor (8) adapted to analyse one or more specific features of the crop, the results of said analysis being used directly or indirectly to control the operation of the divertor (6).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in Claim 5, characterised in that the control means (1) is adapted to receive information from a positioning system, this data being used either directly or indirectly to control the operation of the diverter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in Claim 5 or Claim 6, characterised in that the control means (1) is adapted to compare the position of the harvesting assembly with a predetermined map of harvesting instructions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A crop harvesting assembly as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in that the diverter (6) may be controlled manually by the operator of the crop harvesting machine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A crop harvesting machine incorporating a crop harvesting assembly as claimed in any of the preceding claims.
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