Deere + Company

Jed Douglas Polzin

Giovanni Ananda Wuisan

Neil Vincent Harber

Ronald James Huber

Nathan Joseph Horstman

Martin Lavern Ruhter

Michael Eugene Kennedy

Josh Dean Graeve

Richard Arnold Valenzuela

Stephen E Bonneau

Brent Allen Smith

Darrel Jeffrey Rowan

Joshua D Graeve

Daniel R Klein

James Leonard Montgomery

David Joseph Klas

Richard Lee Forest

Darrell Jeffrey Rowan

Charles Jon Paul Asp

Leah F Beaver

Anthony Jon Knepper

Brian Joseph Zimmer

Donald Walter Kruger

Thomas J Waller

Jason Bowman

Nathan Joseph Hortsman

Thomas Chin

Julien Le Vely

Dean Josh Graeve

Jean Dean Graeve

An operator control arrangement has first and second operator controls with pluralities of first and second controls configured to provide inputs to at least one controller to control respective first and second sets of operations of machine-positioning and implement-positioning components. The first and second sets of operations include pluralities of machine-positioning and implement-positioning operations. The pluralities of first controls and/or inputs are numbered within fifty percent of the pluralities of second controls and/or inputs, respectively.

Distributed operator control for work vehicles

A control arrangement for a work vehicle has a first operator control configured to provide a steering input to turn steered wheels of the vehicle, and a second operator control having two control switches configured to provide a wheel lean input to lean the steered wheels and an articulation input to articulate the chassis of the vehicle. The control switches are positioned on the second operator control so that a single movement of a single digit of an operator's hand applied to the control switches simultaneously initiates the wheel lean input and the articulation input.

Operator control for work vehicles

Control device

A construction machine is provided. The construction machine includes a chassis and a ground engaging member (such as a wheel or a track) operable to support and move the chassis over ground. The construction machine further includes a work implement (such as a bucket) coupled to the chassis; a cab mounted on said chassis and having a user seat, and a first controller (such as a joystick) accessible to a user seated in the user seat. The joystick controls at least one of moving the work machine over ground and movement of the bucket. The joystick has a first actuator (such as a trigger button) that is operable to selectively engage ride control functionality.

Method and apparatus for ride control activation

The present disclosure provides a control system for a machine having a transmission. The control system includes an open gate shift pattern having a plurality of defined positions disposed within an outer perimeter. Each of the defined positions corresponds to one of a plurality of forward and reverse ranges of the transmission. A control lever is movably disposed within the shift pattern. A first set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of forward ranges and a second set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of reverse ranges. The control lever is moveable in a single movement to any of the plurality of defined positions for selecting between a forward range and reverse range.

Drivetrain range selector control

A control system for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The control system includes a plurality of joysticks supported by an operator seat assembly of the motor grader.

Input control pattern

A ground engaging vehicle having a tool connected to the vehicle, at least one actuator coupled to the tool and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is controllably coupled to the at least one actuator. The controller includes an operator interface. The controller is configured for issuing a plurality of commands, recording the commands, positioning the tool and replaying at least some of the commands. The issuing step includes issuing a plurality of commands to the at least one actuator using the operator interface to place the tool in a position relative to the vehicle. The recording step records the commands issued in the issuing step. The positioning step includes positioning the tool in another position different from the position. The replaying step includes replaying at least some of the commands recorded in the recording step, thereby repositioning the tool substantially in the original position.

Motor grader blade positioning system and method

A steering wheel assembly for a construction vehicle, such as a motor grader, is provided. The steering wheel assembly includes a chamfer or defines a space for viewing a portion of a grader blade of the motor grader.

Mounting console with visibility improvements

Joystick configuration

Growing community of inventors

Platteville, WI, United States of America

Jed Douglas Polzin