Patent ID: 8820181

Claim:
A sampler for sampling grain from a stream of grain flowing along a path, the sampler comprising: a sampler inlet member comprising a body having a body wall, an inlet at a first end of the inlet member, an outlet at a second end of the inlet member, a channel extending between the inlet and outlet, and a sampling opening in the body wall which is in communication with the channel, the sampler inlet member receiving grain from a grain discharge flow path of a grain dryer, the grain received in said inlet member defining a grain level within the inlet member channel; said sampling opening being positioned above the grain level in the sampler inlet member during use of the sampler; a primary auger rotatably mounted within the inlet member body, the primary auger having a shaft, an auger flight radially extending outward from the shaft, and a fin operatively mounted to the shaft to extend toward the body wall, the fin comprising a plate configured to lift and propel a portion of the grain up to and through the sampling opening as the auger is rotated within the channel; and a sensor assembly on the inlet member body, the sensor assembly comprising an inlet aligned with the sampling opening of the inlet member such that the portion of grain lifted by the fin to the sampling opening will be urged through the sampling opening in the sampler inlet member and into the sensor assembly; the sensor assembly further including a moisture sensor positioned in the sensor assembly to be in contact with grain in the sensor assembly; the moisture sensor generating a signal indicative of the moisture content of the portion of grain.