Weight transferring hitch system for agricultural implement
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorSven Nathaniel Setterdahl
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Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a main frame. The agricultural implement also includes at least one disc gang including a plurality of disc blades, wherein the at least one disc gang is coupled to the main frame. The agricultural implement further includes a hitch system coupled to the main frame, wherein the hitch system is configured to couple the agricultural implement to a work vehicle and to transfer weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades in engaging soil.
Claims16
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a main frame;
- at least one disc gang comprising a plurality of disc blades, wherein the at least one disc gang is coupled to the main frame;
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- a hitch system coupled to the main frame, wherein the hitch system is configured to couple the agricultural implement to a work vehicle and to transfer weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades in engaging soil, wherein the hitch system is configured to transfer weight from the work vehicle to the agricultural implement to increase the downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades, and wherein the hitch system comprises an interface portion disposed on the main frame and configured to be rigidly mount the agricultural implement to the work vehicle and a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the interface portion and the main frame, and the interface portion is orientated in a vertical direction relative to a direction of travel.
A weight transferring hitch system for an agricultural implement, comprising:
- an interface portion configured to rigidly mount the agricultural implement to a work vehicle, and the interface portion is orientated in a vertical direction relative to a direction of travel;
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- a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the interface portion and configured to couple to a main frame of the agricultural implement, wherein the weight transferring hitch system is configured to transfer weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of a plurality of disc blades in engaging soil, the plurality of disc blades being coupled to the main frame of the agricultural implement, wherein the weight transferring hitch system is configured to transfer weight from the work vehicle to the agricultural implement to increase the downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades.
A method for transferring weight between a work vehicle and an agricultural implement utilizing a hitch system of the agricultural implement, comprising:
- adjusting, via a hydraulic cylinder of the hitch system, a pressure applied to an interface portion of the hitch system rigidly mounting the agricultural implement to the work vehicle, wherein the hydraulic cylinder and the interface portion are coupled to a main frame of the agricultural implement, and the interface portion is orientated in a vertical direction relative to a direction of travel;
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- in response to the pressure applied, transferring weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement to adjust a downward force applied on each disc blade of a plurality of disc blades in engaging soil, the plurality of disc blades being coupled to the agricultural implement, wherein transferring weight between the work vehicle and the agricultural implement comprises transferring weight from the work vehicle to the agricultural implement to increase the downward force applied on each disc blade of the plurality of disc blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.