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US 11,058,043 B2Granted
Row unit position control system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorLing Wang
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Abstract
An agricultural implement system that includes a first toolbar section, a first row unit coupled to the first toolbar section, a second toolbar section, a second row unit coupled to the second toolbar section, and a row unit position control system. The system includes a sensor that detects an angle of the second toolbar section with respect to the first toolbar section. A controller couples to the sensor. The controller raises the first row unit and/or the second row unit in response to the angle to block contact of the first row unit and/or the second row unit with the ground.
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An agricultural implement system, comprising:
- a first toolbar section of an agricultural implement;
- a first row unit coupled to the first toolbar section;
- a second toolbar section of the agricultural implement;
- a second row unit coupled to the second toolbar section;
- a pivot connector pivotally coupling the first toolbar section and the second toolbar section, wherein the first row unit is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the first toolbar section, and the second row unit is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the second toolbar section;
- a row unit position control system, comprising:
- a sensor configured to detect an angle of the second toolbar section with respect to the first toolbar section;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to raise the first row unit relative to another row unit coupled to the first toolbar section and positioned farther from the pivot connector than the first row unit, to raise the second row unit relative to another row unit coupled to the second toolbar section and positioned farther from the pivot connector than the second row unit, or a combination thereof, based on the angle.
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A system, comprising:
- a row unit position control system, comprising:
- a controller configured to communicatively couple to a sensor, wherein the controller is configured to raise a first row unit coupled to a first toolbar section relative to another row unit coupled to the first toolbar section and positioned farther from a pivot connector than the first row unit, to raise a second row unit coupled to a second toolbar section relative to another row unit coupled to the second toolbar section and positioned farther from the pivot connector than the second row unit, or a combination thereof, based on an angle of the first toolbar section with respect to the second toolbar section;
- wherein the pivot connector pivotally couples the first toolbar section and the second toolbar section, the first row unit is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the first toolbar section, and the second row unit is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the second toolbar section.
An agricultural implement system, comprising:
- a first toolbar section of an agricultural implement;
- a first ground engaging tool coupled to the first toolbar section;
- a second toolbar section of the agricultural implement;
- a second ground engaging tool coupled to the second toolbar section;
- a pivot connector pivotally coupling the first toolbar section and the second toolbar section, wherein the first ground engaging tool is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the first toolbar section, and the second ground engaging tool is positioned proximate to the pivot connector on the second toolbar section;
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- a row unit position control system, comprising:
- a controller, wherein the controller is configured to raise the first ground engaging tool relative to another ground engaging tool coupled to the first toolbar section and positioned farther from the pivot connector than the first ground engaging tool, to raise the second ground engaging tool relative to another ground engaging tool coupled to the second toolbar section and positioned farther from the pivot connector than the second ground engaging tool, or a combination thereof, based on an angle of the second toolbar section with respect to the first toolbar section.
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