Method of detecting stones in the intake of a field chopper

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PATENT NO 4720963
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06914634

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A hard foreign body in a stream of cut crop being moved by a conveyor in an agricultural machine to a crop comminuter of the machine is detected by first compressing the stream of cut crop transversely of its displacement direction between a pair of feed elements one of which is movable toward and away from the other and generating an actual-value output corresponding to the acceleration of the movable element toward and away from the other element. This output is compared with a set point corresponding to an acceleration level not normally exceeded by the element when the crop stream contains no hard foreign objects. An error signal is generated when the actual-value output exceeds the set point. When the error signal is issued advance of the conveyor is stopped and/or a warning is issued. The actual-value output is only generated when the acceleration of the movable feed element exceeds a predetermined limit. The actual-value output is a voltage and the set point is also a voltage.

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FORTSCHRITT ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH A LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY OF GERMANYBERGHAUSSTRASSE 1-3 0-8355 NEUSTADT SACHSEN GERMANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hauschild, Arthur Sebnitz, DD 4 31
Herrmann, Erich Polenz, DD 3 26
Weiss, Burkhard Weigsdorf-Koblitz, DD 7 384

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