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US 2024/0407294 A1Published application
Controllable end dividers
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsHeather G. LAUGEN, Nathan E. KREHBIEL, Steve A. COON, Troy M. HEIMS, Curtis R. HAMMER
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Abstract
An agricultural system includes a head with an end divider and an actuator that moves the end divider between a raised position and a retracted position. An actuator controller receives an input and automatically controls the actuator to move the end divider to a position based upon the input.
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An agricultural system comprising:
- a head configured to be mounted to an agricultural harvester;
- a first end divider on a first end of the head and moveable in a range of positions, the range extending from a fully retracted position to a fully extended position;
- a first actuator configured to move the first end divider in the range of positions independently of other components of the head;
- an input mechanism configured to obtain an end divider position criterion;
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- an actuator controller configured to control the first actuator to move the first end divider to a position in the range of positions based on the end divider position criterion.
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A method of controlling an end divider one a head of an agricultural harvester, the method comprising:
- obtaining an end divider position criterion corresponding to the end divider of the head, the end divider moveable in a range of positions;
- identifying a commanded position to which the end divider is to be moved, in the range of positions, based on the end divider position criterion;
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- automatically controlling a first actuator to move the first end divider, independently of other components of the head, to the commanded position.
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An agricultural harvester comprising:
- a head;
- a first end divider on a first end of the head and moveable in a first range of positions,
- a second end divider on a second end of the head and moveable in a second range of positions;
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- a first actuator configured to move the first end divider, independently of the second end divider, in the first range of positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.