Control panel system in an agricultural machine
AssigneeVäderstad Holding AB
InventorsStefan Vålberg, Johan Söderberg
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Abstract
A configurable control panel system (10) for an agricultural machine, the system comprising: one or more pre-coded pushbuttons (1), each push button having a code mechanism adapted to carry a specific code representing a dedicated function for the push button; a control panel (5) provided with one or more sockets (7) adapted to receive and detachably attach any one of said pre-coded push buttons (1), each socket having a decoding mechanism adapted to generate a code specific control signal based on the code carried by the pre-coded push button when the push button is actuated.
Claims20
A configurable control panel system for an agricultural machine, the system comprising:
- one or more pre-coded push buttons, each push button having a code mechanism adapted to carry a specific code representing a dedicated function for the push button;
- a control panel provided with one or more sockets adapted to receive and detachably attach any one of said pre-coded push buttons, each socket having a decoding mechanism adapted to generate a code specific control signal based on the code carried by the pre-coded push button when the push button is actuated, wherein the code mechanism of each pre-coded push button comprises one or more magnets configured in a magnet pattern to form said specific code;
- the decoding mechanism of each socket in the control panel comprises one or more magnetic field sensors adapted to detect the magnet pattern of an attached pre-coded push button when the push button is actuated;
- and
- the code specific control signal is generated based on the output signals of said magnetic field sensors;
- wherein:
- the agricultural machine is arranged to be towed by a towing vehicle such as a tractor;
- the control panel comprises a first part and a second part that is provided with the one or more sockets for the one or more pre-coded push buttons;
- the second part is detachable from the first part;
- the first part and the second part are adapted for wireless or wired communication when detached from each other;
- and
- the control panel system is arranged to determine whether the second part is located outside or inside a driver cab associated with the agricultural machine.
A pre-coded push button for a configurable control panel for an agricultural machine, comprising a code mechanism adapted to carry a specific code representing a dedicated function for the push button;
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- being adapted to detachably attach to any one of one or more sockets of a control panel, wherein the code mechanism comprises one or more magnets configured in a magnet pattern to form said specific code,
- wherein:
- the agricultural machine is arranged to be towed by a towing vehicle such as a tractor;
- the control panel comprises a first part and a second part that is provided with the one or more sockets for the pre-coded push button;
- the second part is detachable from the first part;
- the first part and the second part are adapted for wireless or wired communication when detached from each other;
- and
- the control panel system is arranged to determine whether the second part is located outside or inside a driver cab associated with the agricultural machine.
A configurable control panel for an agricultural machine, comprising one or more sockets each adapted to receive and detachably attach a pre-coded push button, each socket having a decoding mechanism adapted to generate a code specific control signal based on the code carried by the pre-coded push button when the push button is actuated, wherein the decoding mechanism of each socket in the control panel comprises one or more magnetic field sensors adapted to detect the magnet pattern of an attached pre-coded push button when the push button is actuated;
- the code specific control signal is generated based on the output signals of said magnetic field sensors;
- wherein:
- the agricultural machine is arranged to be towed by a towing vehicle such as a tractor;
- the control panel comprises a first part and a second part that is provided with the one or more sockets for the pre-coded push button;
- the second part is detachable from the first part;
- the first part and the second part are adapted for wireless or wired communication when detached from each other;
- and
- the control panel system is arranged to determine whether the second part is located outside or inside a driver cab associated with the agricultural machine.
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