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US 11,950,533 B2Granted
Mower combination
AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsJohannes Fillep, Ronnie Kinast
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AssigneeAGCO International GmbH
InventorsJohannes Fillep, Ronnie Kinast
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A mower combination including an agricultural vehicle and a front mowing unit as well as two lateral mowing units located behind and to the sides of the front mowing unit. Each of the lateral mowing units has a conveyor unit to deposit cut crop as a swath. A control unit receiving a plurality of signals from the combination including signals representing a steering angle of the agricultural vehicle, a speed of operation of each conveyor unit and a lateral displacement of each conveyor unit and comparing them against a predetermined set of values. As required the control unit adjusts the speed of operation of at least one conveyor unit based on this comparison. Swaths produced by towed rear mowing units are controlled, in particular to enable aligned curved swaths to be produced when the mower combination is turned, or to enable a narrow swath to be produced when the mower combination is turned.
A mower combination comprising an agricultural vehicle and a number of mowing units suitable for cutting a standing crop connected to the agricultural vehicle, including a front mowing unit and two lateral mowing units located behind and to the sides of the front mowing unit, each of the lateral mowing units comprising a respective conveyor units to deposit cut crop as a swath, the mower combination further comprising:
A method of operating a mower combination to produce swathes of uniform width while the mower combination is being turned turned, the method comprising:
A computer implemented method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.