Implement protection system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorTravis Lester Harnetiaux
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Abstract
An agricultural system that includes a towable agricultural implement. The towable agricultural implement includes a tow bar assembly. A wing tool bar pivotally couples to the tow bar assembly or to a work vehicle. The wing tool bar is configured to transition between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration. A plurality of row units attach to the wing tool bar. An implement protection system detects an obstruction in a path of the towable agricultural implement. The implement protection system includes a proximity sensor coupled to the towable agricultural implement. The proximity sensor emits a proximity signal indicative of the obstruction. A controller couples to the proximity sensor and receives the proximity signal indicative of the obstruction and emits a warning signal.
Claims20
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a towable agricultural implement configured to be towed by a work vehicle, wherein the towable agricultural implement comprises:
- a wing tool bar, configured to pivotally coupled to a tow bar assembly or the work vehicle, wherein the wing tool bar is configured to transition between a deployed configured and a retracted configuration;
- a plurality of row units attached to the wing tool bar;
- an implement protection system configured to detect an obstruction in a path of the towable agricultural implement, the implement protection system comprises:
- a proximity sensor coupled to the towable agricultural implement, the proximity sensor is configured to emit a proximity signal indicative of the obstruction;
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- a controller coupled to the proximity sensor and configured to receive the proximity signal indicative of the obstruction and to emit a warning signal.
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a towable agricultural implement configured to be towed, wherein the towable agricultural implement comprises:
- a wing tool bar, configured to pivotally couple to a tow bar assembly or an autonomous or semi-autonomous work vehicle, wherein the wing tool bar is configured to transition between a deployed configuration and a retracted configuration;
- a plurality of row units attached to the wing tool bar;
- an implement protection system configured to detect an obstruction in a path of the towable agricultural implement, the implement protection system comprises:
- a proximity sensor coupled to the towable agricultural implement, the proximity sensor is configured to emit a proximity signal indicative of the obstruction;
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- a controller coupled to the proximity sensor and configured to receive the proximity signal indicative of the obstruction and to emit a warning signal;
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- the autonomous or semi-autonomous work vehicle configured to couple to the towable agricultural implement and to move the towable agricultural implement, wherein the autonomous or semi-autonomous work vehicle is configured to receive the warning signal and to maneuver the towable agricultural implement with respect to the obstruction and/or cease movement of the towable agricultural implement.
An implement protection system kit for a towable agricultural implement, the implement protection system kit comprising:
- a proximity sensor configured to couple to the towable agricultural implement, the proximity sensor is configured to emit a proximity signal indicative of an obstruction;
- a position sensor configured to emit a first signal in response to a wing tool bar in a deployed configuration and a second signal in response to the wing tool bar in a retracted configuration;
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- a controller coupled to the proximity sensor and the position sensor and configured to emit a warning signal in response to detection of an obstacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.