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US 7,500,814 B2Granted
Conveyor positioning system for an air cart in an agricultural seeder
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorBradley J. Meyer
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Abstract
An air cart for use in an agricultural seeder includes a frame; a material tank carried by the frame; an arm pivotally coupled with the frame; a conveyor coupled with the arm for conveying material to the tank; and a hydraulic positioning system coupled with the conveyor for automatically moving the conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions.
Claims15
An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one material tank carried by said frame;
- a conveyor coupled with said frame for conveying the material;
- a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor for moving said conveyor in at least two directions to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions;
- and
- at least one sensor for sensing a position of said conveyor.
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The An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one material tank carried by said frame;
- a conveyor coupled with said frame for conveying the material;
- and
- a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor for moving said conveyor in at least two directions to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions;
- at least one arm interconnecting said conveyor with said frame, said at least one arm includes a first arm coupled with a second arm, and said positioning system includes a first hydraulic cylinder coupled between said first arm and said frame, and a second hydraulic cylinder coupled between said first arm and said second arm;
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- a third hydraulic cylinder coupled between said second arm and said conveyor.
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An agricultural implement, comprising:
- a frame;
- at least one material tank carried by said frame;
- a conveyor coupled with said frame for conveying the material;
- and
- a hydraulic positioning system coupled with said conveyor for moving said conveyor in at least two directions to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions, said positioning system including at least two hydraulic cylinders coupled with said conveyor, and including an electrical processing circuit coupled with each said hydraulic cylinder, said electrical processing circuit actuating at least one said hydraulic cylinder to position said conveyor at one of said plurality of predetermined positions.
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