Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Closed loop combine cleaning fan control
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Application No.: US17165079Application Date: 2021-02-02
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Publication No.: US11944040B2Publication Date: 2024-04-02
- Inventor: Scott Wilson , Seth Bich
- Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agent Peter K. Zacharias
- Main IPC: A01F12/44
- IPC: A01F12/44 ; A01D41/127

Abstract:
A cleaning system of a combine harvester includes a fan, a first valve member positioned within a first duct of the fan for throttling the flow of air through the first duct, a second valve member positioned within the second duct of the fan for throttling the flow of air through the second duct, a first actuator for adjusting a position of the first valve member, a second actuator for adjusting a position of the second valve member, first and second sensors for sensing air pressure at first and second sieves, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the sensed air pressures from the sensors, compare the sensed air pressures with either each other or threshold values, and transmit instructions to one or both of the actuators to adjust the positions of one or both of the valve members.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220240453A1 CLOSED LOOP COMBINE CLEANING FAN CONTROL Public/Granted day:2022-08-04
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