Patent ID: 9699970
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A01D,A01F

Claim:
1. A combine side-shaking control system for use with a combine, comprising: a sieve for separating crop material from other materials; a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the sieve, the side-shaking mechanism being configured to move the sieve in a side-to-side motion; a first grain loss sensor configured to sense a first amount of grain loss from a first portion of the sieve; a second grain loss sensor spaced from the first grain loss sensor and configured to sense a second amount of grain loss from a second portion of the sieve; an inclinometer configured to sense an incline of the combine and produce an incline value representative of an angle of ground inclination upon which the combine is traversing; and a programmed controller connected to the first and second grain loss sensors and the inclinometer to receive information therefrom, and operatively connected to the side shake mechanism; the programmed controller configured to: (i) receive the incline value; (ii) receive a first grain loss value corresponding to the sensed first amount of grain loss; (iii) receive a second grain loss value corresponding to the sensed second amount of grain loss; and (iv) control movement of the sieve in the side-to-side motion by way of the side-shaking mechanism dependent upon the incline value, and a grain loss difference value calculated by taking a difference between the first grain loss value and the second grain loss value.