Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Control system for a grading machine
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Application No.: US16204796Application Date: 2018-11-29
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Publication No.: US11459726B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Michael C. Gentle , Ethan M. Tevis
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield
- Agency: Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC
- Main IPC: E02F3/84
- IPC: E02F3/84 ; E02F9/26 ; E02F3/76

Abstract:
A grading machine may include a machine body, a grading blade, a drawbar connecting the grading blade to the machine body, a drawbar centershift cylinder, a user interface, and a control system. The control system may be configured to receive an input from the user interface and extend or retract the drawbar centershift cylinder to adjust a centershift of the drawbar to one of a plurality of predetermined centershift positions based on the input.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200173140A1 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A GRADING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2020-06-04
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