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US 8,893,629 B2Granted
System and method for coordinating product delivery with ground engaging tool position
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsNicholas George Alfred Ryder, Michael J. Bloom
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Abstract
An agricultural implement system that includes a control system configured to receive a first signal to initiate seeding operations, to transition a ground engaging tool toward a working position at a first time after receiving the first signal, and to activate a product delivery system at a second time, different from the first time, after receiving the first signal.
Claims19
An agricultural implement system, comprising:
- a ground engaging tool configured to engage soil in a working position and to disengage the soil in a non-working position;
- a product delivery system configured to transfer product to a seed tube proximate to the ground engaging tool, wherein the seed tube is configured to deposit the product into the soil;
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- a control system configured to transition the ground engaging tool toward the working position at a first time and to activate the product delivery system at a second time, different from the first time, such that the ground engaging tool reaches the working position and product deposition into the soil is initiated substantially simultaneously, and wherein the control system is configured to transition the ground engaging tool toward the non-working position at a third time and to deactivate the product delivery system at a fourth time, different from the third time, such that the ground engaging tool is withdrawn from the working position and product deposition into the soil is terminated substantially simultaneously.
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An agricultural implement system, comprising:
- a control system configured to receive a first signal to initiate seeding operations, to transition a ground engaging tool toward a working position at a first time after receiving the first signal, and to activate a product delivery system at a second time, different from the first time, after receiving the first signal, wherein the product delivery system is configured to transfer a product to a seed tube proximate to the ground engaging tool upon activation.
A method of operating an agricultural implement system, comprising:
- providing a control system configured to receive a first signal to initiate seeding operations;
- transitioning a ground engaging tool toward a working position at a first time after receiving the first signal;
- activating a product delivery system at a second time, different from the first time, after receiving the first signal, wherein the first time and the second time are selected such that the ground engaging tool reaches the working position and product deposition into soil is initiated substantially simultaneously, wherein the product delivery system is configured to transfer a product to a seed tube proximate to the ground engaging tool upon activation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.