Agricultural vehicles for collecting grain or other agricultural material
Example grain carts have movable doors to provide access to an interior cavity. Grain carts may have more than one door, and the one or more doors are movable between an open position to expose one or more openings and a closed position to conceal one or more openings formed in one or more sides of a bin of the grain cart.
1 . A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground; and
a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
an open end in communication with the volume;
a first wall; and
a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position, and
wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall, and
wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall in a direction that includes a vertical component.
2 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first opening extends from the open end.
3 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the first wall defines a first edge extending along at least a portion of the open end, wherein the first opening is defined at least partially by a second edge of the first wall, and wherein the second edge extends from the first edge.
4 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein an interface between the first wall and the second wall comprises a corner of the bin.
5 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the bin further comprises a flexible material extending between adjacent ends of the first wall door and the second wall door.
6 . The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the flexible material seals a gap formed between the adjacent ends of the first door and the second door when the first wall and the second wall are in the closed position.
7 . The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the bin further comprises an actuator coupled to the first door that causes the first door to move between the open position and the closed position.
8 . The vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a conveyor configured to unload contents contained in the bin.
9 . A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground; and
a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
an open end in communication with the volume;
a first wall; and
a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position,
wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall, and
wherein the first door is slideable relative to the first wall in a direction that includes a horizontal component.
10 . A vehicle for collecting agricultural material during an agricultural operation, the vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a ground engaging component coupled to the frame, the ground engaging component operable to move along the ground; and
a bin defining a volume configured to receive agricultural material, the bin comprising:
an open end in communication with the volume;
a first wall; and
a first door coupled to the first wall and movable between an open position and a closed position, the first door exposing a first opening in the first wall as the first door is moved to the open position,
wherein the bin comprises a second wall adjacent to the first wall,
wherein the second wall defines a second opening extending from the open end,
wherein the bin comprises a second door coupled to the second wall, the second door being movable between an open position and a closed position,
wherein the second opening is exposed as the second door is moved to the open position,
wherein the first opening and the second opening are joined to form a continuous opening,
wherein the first door is formed of a flexible material, and
wherein movement of the first door from the closed position to the open position comprises movement of the first door from an unfurled configuration into a furled configuration.
11 . The vehicle of claim 10 wherein, in the furled configuration, the first door forms a roll defining a horizontal axis.
12 . The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein, in the furled configuration, the first door forms a roll defining an axis extending in a direction having a vertical component.