OVERLOAD DETECTION SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTING HEAD

• Main Authors: HUNT, Cory, MCKINNEY, Preston, D'AMICANTONIO, Matthew
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.02.2022
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MOWING; PARTS, DETAILS, OR ACCESSORIES OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES ORIMPLEMENTS, IN GENERAL; SOIL WORKING IN AGRICULTURE OR FORESTRY; TRAPPING

An agricultural vehicle header having a base structure, a header wing section, an articulated joint connecting the header wing section to the base structure, an actuator, a load sensor, and a controller. The actuator is configured to move the header wing section relative to the base structure between a wing lowered position and a wing raised position the load sensor is operatively connected to the header wing section. The controller is configured to acquire load sensor data from the load sensor to evaluate a magnitude of a gravitational load on the header wing section, and prevent the actuator from moving the header wing section towards the wing raised position if the magnitude of the gravitational load exceeds a predetermined threshold load value. An agricultural combine having the header and methods of operating the same are also provided.