MATERIAL COLLECTION SYSTEM SENSOR

摘要

A material collection system sensor includes an ultrasonic sensor mounted in a collection container above a discharge chute from a lawn and garden tractor mower deck. The ultrasonic sensor provides data to an electronic control unit representing the distance between a material pile in the collection container and the ultrasonic sensor. The electronic control unit filters out data that fails to meet certain pre-specified criteria and correlates the distance data to a fill level of the collection container. A fill level indicator such as a visual display is connected to the electronic control unit and displays information about any fill level of the collection container.

主权项

1. A material collection system sensor, comprising:
an ultrasonic sensor mounted in a collection container above a discharge chute and directed to a portion of the collection container where a pile of grass clippings accumulates, and providing data to an electronic control unit regarding the distance between the pile and the ultrasonic sensor; the electronic control unit filtering the data based on certain pre-specified criteria and correlating the distance data to a fill level of the collection container; and a fill level indicator connected to the electronic control unit and displaying information about any fill level of the collection container.