Non-imaging collector element for inputting seed monitoring signals to
detector or optical fiber
    2.
    发明授权
    Non-imaging collector element for inputting seed monitoring signals to detector or optical fiber 失效
    用于将种子监测信号输入到检测器或光纤的非成像捕获器元件

    公开(公告)号:US5834764A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-10

    申请号:US858392

    申请日:1997-05-19

    IPC分类号: A01C7/10 G01V8/16 H01J3/14

    CPC分类号: A01C7/105 G01V8/16

    摘要: An improvement in a light collecting system for an agricultural seed monitor is disclosed. The light collecting system includes three optical surfaces: a convex lens surface, a planar surface, and a total internal reflection, cone condenser surface. The convex lens surface is designed to collect light from a seed sensing area of a seed tube and form a converging light beam. The converging beam is then incident onto the planar reflecting surface, which folds the optical axis of the converging light. The converging light beam is then incident onto a non-imaging, total internal reflection cone condenser surface. In a preferred embodiment all three optical surfaces are formed on a single prism made of plastic, with the convex lens being a spherical surface having a radius of curvature of about 20 mm, and the cone condenser surface having an input aperture diameter of about 6 mm and an output aperture diameter of about 0.9 mm.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于农业种子监测器的光收集系统的改进。 集光系统包括三个光学表面:凸透镜表面,平面表面和全内反射,锥形冷凝器表面。 凸透镜表面被设计成从种子管的种子感测区域收集光并形成会聚光束。 会聚光束然后入射到平面反射面上,折射会聚光的光轴。 会聚光束然后入射到非成像的全内反射锥形冷凝器表面上。 在优选实施例中,所有三个光学表面形成在由塑料制成的单个棱镜上,凸透镜是具有约20mm的曲率半径的球形表面,并且锥形冷凝器表面具有约6mm的输入孔直径 输出孔直径约为0.9mm。

    Seed monitoring system for counting seeds as they are dispensed through
a seed planting tube
    3.
    发明授权
    Seed monitoring system for counting seeds as they are dispensed through a seed planting tube 失效
    种子监测系统,用于通过种子栽培管分配种子

    公开(公告)号:US5650609A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-22

    申请号:US441247

    申请日:1995-05-15

    IPC分类号: A01C7/10 G01V8/16 G01V8/00

    CPC分类号: A01C7/105 G01V8/16

    摘要: An optical seed counting system for counting seeds that are dispensed through a plurality of seed tubes associated with a multiple row seed planter. Each seed tube includes an optical sensor having an emitter and a receiver. The emitter and the receiver each include lens components for shaping an optical beam. Optical fibers connect the emitter to an optical beam generating device and the receiver to an optical beam detecting device both positioned remotely from the seed tubes. The optical components of the emitter generate a substantially spatially uniform optical beam across a sensing area within the seed tubes. The detecting device generates a pulse signal where the period of the pulses represents the intensity of the optical beam in the sensing area. Seeds that are dispensed in the seed tubes interfere with the optical beam in a manner that affects the light intensity of the beam. Therefore, the change in intensity of the beam indicates the number of seeds.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于计数通过与多排种子播种机相关联的多个种子管分配的种子的光学种子计数系统。 每个种子管包括具有发射器和接收器的光学传感器。 发射器和接收器各自包括用于成形光束的透镜部件。 光纤将发射器连接到光束产生装置,并将接收器连接到远离种子管的光束检测装置。 发射器的光学部件在种子管内的感测区域上产生基本上空间上均匀的光束。 检测装置产生脉冲信号,其中脉冲的周期表示感测区域中的光束的强度。 分配在种子管中的种子以影响光束的光强度的方式干扰光束。 因此,光束强度的变化表示种子的数量。

    Air seeder blockage monitoring system
    4.
    发明授权
    Air seeder blockage monitoring system 失效
    播种机堵塞监控系统

    公开(公告)号:US5831542A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US883853

    申请日:1997-06-27

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: A01C7/105 Y02P60/16

    摘要: A seed blockage monitoring system employs a flexible, generally flat piezoelectric seed sensor element inserted at an acute angle of about 13 degrees into a seed flow path so that a portion of seeds traveling in the seed flow path strike the seed sensor element, preventing damage to the seeds and maintaining forward momentum of all seeds in the seed flow path. In order to provide flexibility in monitoring seeds of different types and to increase the data rate that information can be obtained from numerous multiple seed sensor elements, the use of a one-shot to temporarily store a seed detection signal and serial sampling of the temporarily stored signals from the sensors as in the prior art is avoided. Instead, a comparator that includes a diode in a feedback loop so as to function as a latch is used in conjunction with a serial shift register that has parallel data input lines. This enables the microprocessor to monitor outputs from one or more sensor elements, or a digital representation thereof, at a higher rate than attainable in the prior art seed blockage monitors. As a result of the increased rate at which information can be obtained from the seed sensor elements, the microprocessor can not only provide seed blockage data but can also provide relative flow data for the various monitored seed flow paths and compute an overall seeding rate.

    摘要翻译: 种子堵塞监测系统使用以约13度的锐角插入种子流动路径中的柔性的,基本平坦的压电种子传感器元件,使得在种子流动路径中行进的一部分种子撞击种子传感器元件,防止损害 种子和种子流动路径中所有种子的前进势头。 为了提供监视不同类型的种子的灵活性并且增加可以从多个种子传感器元件获得信息的数据速率,使用一次性来临时存储种子检测信号和暂时存储的种子检测信号的串行采样 避免了像现有技术那样来自传感器的信号。 相反,在具有并行数据输入线的串行移位寄存器中使用包括反馈回路中的二极管以用作锁存器的比较器。 这使得微处理器以比现有技术的种子阻塞监视器中可获得的更高的速率来监视来自一个或多个传感器元件的输出或其数字表示。 作为可以从种子传感器元件获得信息的速率增加的结果,微处理器不仅可以提供种子阻塞数据,而且还可以为各种监视的种子流动路径提供相对流动数据,并计算整体播种速率。

    Air seeder blockage monitoring system
    5.
    发明授权
    Air seeder blockage monitoring system 失效
    播种机堵塞监控系统

    公开(公告)号:US5831539A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US956053

    申请日:1997-10-22

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: A01C7/105 Y02P60/16

    摘要: A particle blockage monitoring system employs a flexible piezoelectric particle sensor element in a portion of a particle flow path so that a number of particles traveling in the particle flow path strike the flexible particle sensor element while preventing damage to the particles and maintaining the forward momentum of all the particles in the particle flow path. In order to provide flexibility in monitoring particles of different types and to increase the information rate, the use of a one-shot multivibrator to temporarily store a particle detection signal as in the prior art is avoided. Also, serial sampling of the particle sensor data is avoided to increase the information rate. Instead, a comparator that includes a diode in a feedback loop so as to function as a latch is used in conjunction with a serial shift register that has parallel data input lines. This enables a microprocessor to monitor the output from a multiple-bit memory element which stores a digital representation of the outputs of plural sensor elements at a higher rate than attainable in the prior art. As a result of the increased rate at which information can be obtained from the particle sensor elements, the microprocessor can not only provide particle flow blockage status data but can also provide particle flow rates for the monitored particle flow paths.

    摘要翻译: 颗粒堵塞监测系统在颗粒流动路径的一部分中使用柔性压电颗粒传感器元件,使得在颗粒流动路径中行进的颗粒数量抵抗柔性颗粒传感器元件,同时防止对颗粒的损害并保持向前的动量 粒子流动路径中的所有粒子。 为了提供监视不同类型的颗粒的灵活性并增加信息速率,避免了像现有技术一样使用单次多谐振荡器临时存储颗粒检测信号。 此外,避免了粒子传感器数据的串行采样以增加信息速率。 相反,在具有并行数据输入线的串行移位寄存器中使用包括反馈回路中的二极管以用作锁存器的比较器。 这使得微处理器能够监测来自存储多个传感器元件的输出的数字表示的多位存储器元件的输出以比现有技术中可获得的更高的速率。 作为从颗粒传感器元件获得信息的速率增加的结果,微处理器不仅可以提供粒子流阻塞状态数据,而且还可以为监测的粒子流动路径提供粒子流速。

    Power line phase coupler system
    6.
    发明授权
    Power line phase coupler system 有权
    电力线相位耦合器系统

    公开(公告)号:US07198521B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US11010473

    申请日:2004-12-09

    IPC分类号: H01R25/00 G05B11/01

    CPC分类号: H04B3/58 H01R13/665

    摘要: A power line phase coupler system for repeating data signals between power line phases that can be easily installed by a user. The power line phase coupler system includes a housing, a female connector positioned within the housing, a male connector electrically connected to the female connector by a length of cord, and a repeater coupler electrically connected to the male connector. The repeater coupler is electrically connected between Phase A and Phase B of the male connector for repeating and amplifying a data signal received from either phase to the opposite phase.

    摘要翻译: 电力线相位耦合器系统,用于在用户容易安装的电力线相之间重复数据信号。 电力线相位耦合器系统包括壳体,位于壳体内的阴连接器,通过一定长度的电线电连接到母连接器的阳连接器,以及电连接到阳连接器的中继器耦合器。 中继器耦合器电连接在阳连接器的A相和B相之间,用于重复和放大从任一相到相反相接收的数据信号。

    Power line phase coupler system
    7.
    发明授权
    Power line phase coupler system 有权
    电力线相位耦合器系统

    公开(公告)号:US06896551B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-24

    申请号:US09746330

    申请日:2000-12-22

    IPC分类号: H01R13/66 H04B3/58

    CPC分类号: H04B3/58 H01R13/665

    摘要: A power line phase coupler system for repeating data signals between power line phases that can be easily installed by a user. The power line phase coupler system includes a housing, a female connector positioned within the housing, a male connector electrically connected to the female connector by a length of cord, and a repeater coupler electrically connected to the male connector. The repeater coupler is electrically connected between Phase A and Phase B of the male connector for repeating and amplifying a data signal received from either phase to the opposite phase.

    摘要翻译: 电力线相位耦合器系统,用于在用户容易安装的电力线相之间重复数据信号。 电力线相位耦合器系统包括壳体,位于壳体内的阴连接器,通过一定长度的电线电连接到母连接器的阳连接器,以及电连接到阳连接器的中继器耦合器。 中继器耦合器电连接在阳连接器的A相和B相之间,用于重复和放大从任一相到相反相接收的数据信号。