Agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsDaniel Hertzog, Bengt Per-Inge Linderson, Per Dennis Wallin, Carl Ola Fredrik Nilsson, Robert Svensson, Rickard Karl Gustav Nåhdin
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Abstract
An agricultural implement comprising: a ground engaging tool; and an actuator mechanism (366; 466; 566). The actuator mechanism is configured to provide a bias force to the ground engaging tool such that it is biased towards a working position. The agricultural implement also includes a controller that is configured to automatically set the level of the bias force that is provided by the actuator mechanism based on control-data.
Claims18
A plough comprising:
- a plough body;
- an actuator mechanism configured to provide a bias force to the plough body such that the plough body is biased toward a working position;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the actuator mechanism, wherein the controller is configured to automatically set a level of the bias force that is provided by the actuator mechanism based on control-data, wherein the actuator mechanism is a stone trip mechanism;
- wherein the control-data comprises previous-trip-event-data, which is representative of one or more earlier instances when the plough body associated with the actuator mechanism that is to be controlled has left the working position during a current ploughing operation.
A method of operating a plough, comprising:
- automatically, via a controller communicatively coupled to an actuator mechanism, setting a level of a bias force that is provided by the actuator mechanism based on control-data, wherein the actuator mechanism is configured to provide the bias force to a plough body of the plough such that the plough body is biased toward a working position, and the actuator mechanism is a stone trip mechanism;
- wherein the control-data comprises previous-trip-event-data, which is representative of one or more earlier instances when the plough body associated with the actuator mechanism that is to be controlled has left the working position during a current ploughing operation.
A plough comprising:
- a plough body;
- an actuator mechanism configured to provide a bias force to the plough body such that the plough body is biased toward a working position;
- and
- a controller communicatively coupled to the actuator mechanism, wherein the controller is configured to automatically set a level of the bias force that is provided by the actuator mechanism based on control-data, wherein the actuator mechanism is a stone trip mechanism;
- wherein the control-data comprises previous-trip-event-data, which is representative of one or more earlier instances when another plough body of the plough not associated with the actuator mechanism that is to be controlled has left a respective working position during the current ploughing operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.