Deere + Company

Other

Jeffrey David Miller

Glenn Owen Scheer

Dennis Patrick Reiter

Bruce Allan Musmaker

Steven Ryan Whiteman

Steve Gary Fleischmann

Elizabeth H Steenbergen

Jonathan D Forster

Timothy Bernard French

Annette Miller

Andrew McKean

Glenn O Scheer

Bruce A Musmaker

A torque sensing assembly of a differential of an axle assembly is described in the present disclosure. The differential may include a differential housing portion, a drive pinion positioned within the differential housing portion, a ring gear, a carrier, a differential pinion, a first side gear, a second side gear, a first bearing, a first bearing support, and the torque sensing assembly. The first bearing is coupled to the differential housing portion and rotatable with the carrier. The first bearing support is coupled to the differential housing portion and used to support the first bearing. The torque sensing assembly is coupled to the first bearing support and operable to measure a characteristic resulted from a separation force created between the drive pinion and ring gear.

Axle assembly with torque sensor

A work vehicle includes a mechanical front wheel drive (MFWD) and a controller unit for automatically controlling the MFWD based at least on a MFWD request signal, a speed ratio request signal, and a brake-status signal. The MFWD request is overridden if the speed ratio request is for a predetermined speed ratio (such as fourth gear), and the overriding of the MFWD request is interrupted if the brake-status signal indicates that a brake of the work vehicle is applied.

Automatic control of mechanical front wheel drive using speed ratio

A work vehicle comprises a mechanical front wheel drive (MFWD) and a MFWD switch associated with the MFWD for selectively activating the MFWD. The MFWD switch may be a 3-position switch comprising a momentary-ON position, a maintain-ON position, and a maintain-OFF position. The MFWD switch may be, for example, a 3-position rocker switch.

Momentary activation of mechanical front wheel drive

Method and differential-lock control apparatus for differential lock control are disclosed. A control unit is arranged for communication with an engine speed sensor, a differential-lock activation control, and a differential lock. The control unit is adapted to allow for reduction of an engine speed to a desired engine speed if the engine speed is at least a threshold engine speed in response to receipt of an activate-differential-lock request signal, and adapted to subsequently output an activate-differential-lock control signal to the differential lock so as to command activation of the differential lock.

Method and apparatus for differential lock control

A transmission shift system includes a first control path having a first electrically actuated valve system, and is configured to selectively direct hydraulic pressure to a first plurality of clutches for selecting only an output speed. A second control path independent of the first control path includes a second electrically actuated valve system, and is configured to selectively direct hydraulic pressure to a second plurality of clutches for selecting only an output direction. A shifter has a plurality of switches, each switch being in direct electrical connection with a corresponding of the first electrically actuated valve system and the second electrically actuated valve system for operating the first control path and the second control path controllerlessly, wherein the plurality of switches are operated manually using the shifter.

Transmission shift system

A method for reducing the proliferation of dust mites in substrates inhabited by dust mites is accomplished by contacting the substrates such as bedding materials, rugs and upholstered furniture with a sufficient amount of finely divided salt which functions as an acaricide against dust mites, thereby killing the dust mites.

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Dubuque, IA, United States of America

Jeffrey David Miller