Agricultural implement with a weight distribution system
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsKevin T. Bernier, Martin L. Krohn
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Abstract
An agricultural implement for applying an ingredient to a geographic area, the agricultural implement includes a chassis, weight bearing conveyance devices, a component and a weight distribution system. The weight bearing conveyance devices including a fore conveyance device and an aft conveyance device. The fore and aft conveyance devices are connected to and carry the chassis respectively in a fore and an aft position. The component is carried by and coupled to the chassis. The weight distribution system is configured to allow an adjustment of a position of the component relative to the chassis.
Claims17
An agricultural implement for applying an ingredient to a geographic area, said agricultural implement comprising:
- a chassis;
- a plurality of weight bearing conveyance devices including a fore conveyance device and an aft conveyance device, said fore and aft conveyance devices being connected to said chassis respectively in a fore and an aft position of said chassis for moving the agricultural implement across said geographic area;
- at least one component carried by and coupled to said chassis, said at least one component holding the ingredient;
- and
- a weight distribution system configured to allow movement of a position of said at least one component along said chassis only in a fore or aft direction,
- wherein said weight distribution system is further configured to move said position of said at least one component in only said fore or aft direction along said chassis as the ingredient is removed from said at least one component and is applied to the geographical area.
A weight distribution system for use with an agricultural implement configured to apply an ingredient to a geographic area, the agricultural implement having a chassis and a plurality of weight bearing conveyance devices including a fore conveyance device and an aft conveyance device, the fore and aft conveyance devices being connected to the chassis respectively in a fore and an aft position of the chassis for moving the agricultural implement across said geographic area, and at least one movable component carried by and coupled to the chassis, the weight distribution system comprising:
- at least one actuator configured to move a position of the at least one movable component relative to the chassis to thereby alter a weight distribution between the fore conveyance device and the aft conveyance device, the at least one movable component being said at least one movable component holding the ingredient, said at least one actuator moving a position of said at least one movable component along the chassis only in a fore or aft direction,
- wherein said at least one actuator is further configured to move said position of said at least one movable component in only said fore or aft direction as the ingredient is removed from said at least one movable component and is applied to the geographical area.
A method of distributing weight of an agricultural implement configured to apply an ingredient to a geographic area, the agricultural implement having a chassis and a plurality of weight bearing conveyance devices including a fore conveyance device and an aft conveyance device, the fore and aft conveyance devices being connected to the chassis respectively in a fore and an aft position of the chassis for moving the agricultural implement across said geographic area, and at least one movable component carried by and coupled to the chassis, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining that a weight distribution change between the fore conveyance device and the aft conveyance device is needed;
- and
- moving a position of the at least one movable component along the chassis in only a fore or aft direction dependent upon a detected weight distribution determined in said determining step, said at least one movable component holding the ingredient that is being applied to the geographic area,
- wherein said steps are carried out by a controller that is configured to move said position of said at least one movable component as the ingredient is applied to the geographical area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.