Patent ID: 8981884
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: A01D,B65B,H01H

Abstract:
1. A Hall effect grain level switch comprising: a housing enclosing a Hall-voltage generator and a magnet, one of the Hall-voltage generator and the magnet coupled to the housing in a fixed position within the housing; an elongate member pivotably coupled to the housing with an other one of the Hall-voltage generator and the magnet being mounted adjacent a proximal end of the elongate member; a grain contact member coupled to the elongate member adjacent a distal end of the elongate member; wherein the elongate member is configured to have a rest position indicative of grain not impinging upon the grain contact member, and in which the Hall-voltage generator and magnet are positioned adjacent each other to provide a first output signal state; and wherein the elongate member is configured to be pivoted to a switched position indicative of a grain level reaching the grain contact member, and in which the Hall-voltage generator and magnet are distanced from each other to provide a second output signal state.