Control system for a cotton harvester

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In view of the above and in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a relatively large capacity receptacle for cotton harvester.
The receptacle includes a lower basket portion and an upper basket portion arranged for movement relative to the lower basket portion.
Duct structure extending from the harvesting structure mounted on the harvester exhausts harvested cotton materials into the receptacle.
The receptacle further includes a movable hood assembly for guiding cotton materials into the receptacle.
A salient feature of the present invention relates to a control system for moving the upper basket portion of the receptacle and the hood assembly in timed relation relative to each other.
The hood assembly includes hood structure mounted on the upper basket portion of the receptacle for movement between an extended position and a retracted position.
In an extended position, the hood structure extends partially over and about a distal end of the duct structure to captively guide materials exhausted from the duct structure into the receptacle.
In its retracted position, the hood structure is removably spaced from the duct structure thereby allowing the upper basket portion to be lowered into a retracted storage position without interfering with the duct structure or without requiting any further manipulation of the duct structure to effect such ends.
The control system of the present invention includes a first actuator for telescopically moving the upper basket portion relative to the lower basket portion between a first or lowered storage position and a second or raised field working position.
A second actuator moves the hood assembly between its extended and retracted positions relative to the upper basket portion.
The control system further includes circuitry for operating the first and second actuators in timed relation relative to each other.
That is, the control system of the present invention sequentially operates the actuators such that the hood assembly is moved to a retracted position prior to the upper basket portion being moved to its lowered storage position and whereby the upper basket portion is moved to its raised field working position prior to the hood assembly being moved to its extended position