Agricultural vehicle having an actively variable swath gate position
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsJeffrey B. Fay, II, Garin R. Ingalls, Kevin Cordes
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Abstract
An agricultural machine system includes: a mower-conditioner machine including a mower-conditioner machine frame, a plurality of conditioner rolls coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, and a pivotable swath gate coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame; a control system operatively coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, the control system including: a controller system configured for: determining a swath gate position adjustment based at least in part on a conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls.
Claims15
An agricultural machine system, comprising:
- a mower-conditioner machine including a mower-conditioner machine frame, a plurality of conditioner rolls coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, and a pivotable swath gate coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame to pivot between a raised position and a lowered position;
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- a control system operatively coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, the control system including:
- a controller system configured for:
- determining a swath gate position adjustment based at least in part on a conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls, wherein the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the raised position at a first conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls and the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the lowered position at a second conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls that is less than the first conditioner speed.
A control system of an agricultural machine system, the agricultural machine system including a mower-conditioner machine and a control system, the mower-conditioner machine including a mower-conditioner machine frame, a plurality of conditioner rolls coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, and a pivotable swath gate coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame to pivot between a raised position and a lowered position, the control system operatively coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, the control system comprising:
- a controller system configured for determining a swath gate position adjustment based at least in part on a conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls, wherein the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the raised position at a first conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls and the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the lowered position at a second conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls that is less than the first conditioner speed.
A method of using an agricultural machine system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a mower-conditioner machine and a control system, the mower-conditioner machine including a mower-conditioner machine frame, a plurality of conditioner rolls coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame, and a pivotable swath gate coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame to pivot between a raised position and a lowered position, the control system operatively being coupled with the mower-conditioner machine frame and including a controller system;
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- determining, by the controller system, a swath gate position adjustment based at least in part on a conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls, wherein the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the raised position at a first conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls and the swath gate position adjustment corresponds to the pivotable swath gate being moved to the lowered position at a second conditioner speed of the plurality of conditioner rolls that is less than the first conditioner speed.
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