Articulating tongue arrangements for towed agricultural implements

    公开(公告)号:US12048259B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-30

    申请号:US17199813

    申请日:2021-03-12

    申请人: Deere & Company

    发明人: Austin J. Jones

    摘要: An articulating tongue arrangement includes a vehicle attachment section enabling attachment of the articulating tongue arrangement to a tow vehicle, an implement attachment section enabling attachment of the articulating tongue arrangement to an agricultural implement, and an articulating beam assembly located between the vehicle attachment section and the implement attachment section. The articulating beam assembly includes, in turn, a leading end portion movably coupled to the vehicle attachment section at a leading pivoting joint, a trailing end portion movably coupled to the implement attachment section at a trailing pivoting joint, and a beam assembly actuator coupled between the leading end portion and the trailing end portion of the articulating beam assembly. The beam assembly actuator is controllable to adjust an effective tow length of the articulating beam assembly, as measured along a straight line extending from the leading pivoting joint to the trailing pivoting joint.

    Hitch for an agricultural vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11685204B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17855221

    申请日:2022-06-30

    申请人: Swivel King, LLC

    IPC分类号: B60D1/48 B60D1/01 A01B59/042

    CPC分类号: B60D1/48 A01B59/042 B60D1/01

    摘要: A first assembly combinable to the heavy equipment and a second assembly pivotally attached to the first assembly for rotation about a first axis and configured for pivotal attachment to the vehicle for rotation about a second axis. A tow rod extending from the first assembly with a third axis extending therethrough and combinable to the heavy equipment and configured for rotation with respect to the heavy equipment about the third axis.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING THE SERVICE LIFE OF AN AGRICULTURAL PLANTER

    公开(公告)号:US20190230840A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-01

    申请号:US16242646

    申请日:2019-01-08

    IPC分类号: A01B59/042

    CPC分类号: A01B59/042

    摘要: An agricultural planter and tractor combination which has a connection therebetween which comprises a stationary support arm coupled to the tractor and a pivoting support arm coupled to the agricultural planter with a connecting threaded member extended therethrough and a rotation-limited intermediate member with two protrusions extending into voids in said pivoting support arm so that said pivoting support arm will not rotate around said connecting threaded member and the connecting threaded member further translated through a portion of a hex-headed bushing and rotationally advanced through another portion, and a terminal nut also rotationally advanced over said connecting threaded member. Rotation-limited intermediate member is made of a harder more durable material then said connecting threaded member, said stationary support arm and said pivoting support arm. Hex headed bushing 1500 is softer than all of these components so that damage resulting from use of the connection will be disproportionally imparted upon said hex headed bushing 1500.

    Cultivator Assembly
    5.
    发明申请
    Cultivator Assembly 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20180213712A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-02

    申请号:US15417693

    申请日:2017-01-27

    申请人: James F. Kline

    发明人: James F. Kline

    IPC分类号: A01B63/22 A01B49/02

    摘要: A cultivator assembly having multiple interchangeable implements and adapted to be towed behind an ATV type (off-road) vehicle so that food plots or other land working tasks can be quickly accomplished. The cultivator assembly generally includes an implement trailer adapted to be towed behind an off-road vehicle, a transport trailer for moving the implement trailer to a cultivation site, and a hitch assembly for attaching the implement trailer to either an on-road vehicle or an off-road vehicle.

    Jack stand for auto-connect assembly

    公开(公告)号:US09924625B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-27

    申请号:US14521049

    申请日:2014-10-22

    申请人: Deere & Company

    发明人: Tony J. Huegerich

    摘要: A coupling assembly couples an implement to a vehicle having a pickup hitch. The coupling assembly includes a coupler frame attached to the implement. A jack stand member is mounted on two coupling pins which project from the coupler frame. The jack stand member has a first slot which receives the first pin and a second slot which receives the second pin. The second slot forms a first shoulder which engages the second pin to support the coupler frame when the jack stand member is in a ground engaging lowered position. A block mounted to the pickup hitch is spaced apart from the jack stand member to allow it to fall to the lowered position when the coupler frame is uncoupled from the vehicle. The block engages a surface of the jack stand member to raise the jack stand member when the coupler frame is moved towards the vehicle.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEVELING AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20170359941A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15183047

    申请日:2016-06-15

    摘要: A system includes an agricultural implement, a sensor, and a control system. The agricultural implement is configured to be coupled to an agricultural vehicle. The sensor is coupled to the agricultural implement and configured to output a signal indicative of a pitch angle of the agricultural implement. The control system is configured to receive the signal indicative of the pitch angle from the sensor, determine whether the pitch angle is within a pitch angle range, generate a hitch height control signal indicative of instructions to adjust a hitch actuator if the pitch angle is not within the pitch angle range, and communicate the hitch height control signal.

    Coupling device for towed agricultural machinery

    公开(公告)号:US09820423B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-21

    申请号:US14440990

    申请日:2013-11-05

    发明人: Enrico Bragatto

    IPC分类号: A01B59/042 A01C7/20

    CPC分类号: A01B59/042 A01C7/208

    摘要: A device for coupling towed agricultural machines comprising a fastener for fastening to a frame of the machine, a connecting arm extending substantially longitudinally away from the frame of the agricultural machine, and a coupling head comprising coupling mechanism. The coupling head allows said connecting arm to rotate relative to the towing apparatus about a first axis of rotation which is substantially perpendicular to an operating surface of the agricultural machine. The connecting arm is rotatably connected to the fastener about a second axis of rotation, and further comprises reversible locking mechanism for locking the rotation of the connecting arm.

    TOWING VEHICLE
    9.
    发明申请
    TOWING VEHICLE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20170313142A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15490211

    申请日:2017-04-18

    IPC分类号: B60D1/36 B62D49/00

    摘要: A towing vehicle includes a vehicle body, a coupling device provided in a rear portion of the vehicle body, and an inching control switch located at a position in the rear portion of the vehicle body shifted from a center of the rear portion of the vehicle body in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle body has a mount surface provided adjacent to a rear corner thereof. The mount surface is exposed to the outside and the inching control switch projects from the mount surface to the outside of the vehicle. The mount surface extends at an angle with respect to the vehicle width direction. A part of the mount surface that is closest to the center of the rear portion in the vehicle width direction is located rearward of the other part of the mount surface that is most distant from the center of the rear portion.

    ROTATABLE TWO-POINT HITCH SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170265373A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-09-21

    申请号:US15073205

    申请日:2016-03-17

    IPC分类号: A01B59/042 A01B63/14

    摘要: A two-point hitch system includes an attachment assembly configured to attach the two-point hitch system to a towable implement. The two-point hitch system further includes a mount member mechanically coupled to the attachment assembly. The two-point hitch system additionally includes two rotatable ends rotatably coupled to the mount member; wherein each of the two rotatable ends comprise a removable fastener configured to attach the two-point hitch system to a towing vehicle via the two rotatable ends.