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US 8,602,135 B2Granted
Drive quad module
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorTimothy J. Kraus
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Abstract
A combination including a harvester, a generator vehicle, and a transport vehicle including a chassis, a motor, a plurality of traction devices, and a control unit aligning the transport vehicle in relation to at least one of the harvester and a previous path of the harvester. A method of positioning a train of transport vehicles in relation to a path of the harvester.
Claims21
A harvesting combination comprising:
- a harvester configured to harvest a crop from a field,
- a generator vehicle configured to generate power,
- a transport vehicle including:
- a chassis,
- a motor supported by the chassis, the motor being powered by the generator vehicle,
- a plurality of traction devices supporting the chassis, and
- a control unit aligning the transport vehicle in relation to at least one of the harvester and a previous path of the harvester;
- and
- a carrier supported by the transport vehicle to receive the crop harvested by the harvester.
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A harvesting combination comprising:
- a harvester configured to harvest a crop from a field,
- a generator vehicle configured to generate power,
- a transport vehicle powered by the generator vehicle, and the transport vehicle including:
- a steering system aligning the transport vehicle along a previous path of the harvester,
- a control unit controlling the steering system, and
- a receiving unit in communication with the control unit, the receiving unit receiving position data of at least one of the harvester and the previous path of the harvester;
- a carrier supported by the transport vehicle to receive the crop harvested by the harvester,
- a second transport vehicle, and
- a second carrier supported by the second transport vehicle, wherein both the transport vehicle and the second transport vehicle are powered by the generator vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.