Patent ID: 8981949
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A01D

Abstract:
1. A harvester, comprising: a grain bin having an interior surface, a top surface, wherein the interior surface has a perimeter that is positioned at a predetermined distance from the top surface; and a sensor system disposed continuously around the perimeter of the interior surface of the grain bin, wherein the sensor system is activated by a movement induced by a presence of grain at the perimeter of the grain bin; the sensor system including a flexible ribbon moveable in response to a mechanical force applied by the grain in the grain bin; the sensor system conforms to a predetermined non-linear perimeter of the inner surface for the grain bin, the predetermined perimeter in form of one of a curving or modulating perimeter of the grain bin, a control system that provides an alarm signal to an operator when the sensor is activated, and a positioning device that positions the sensor system on the perimeter at the predetermined distance below the top surface, to cover an entire of the perimeter, or a portion thereof, for determination of fullness of bin capacity, the positioning device enables a free movement of the flexible ribbon therein.