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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Travis J. Davis, Polk City, IA (US);
Joshua T. Lawson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Curtis A. Maeder, Johnston, IA (US);
Jesse D. Haecker, LeClaire, IA (US);
Richard J. Connell, Slater, IA (US);
Shayne C. Rich, Grimes, IA (US);
Anthony E. Eggers, Urbandale, IA (US);
Curtis D. Carlson, Ankeny, IA (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment, a row unit for an agricultural vehicle comprises an upper carriage that is movable or slidable with respect to a generally horizontal beam of the vehicle. The row unit has vertical supports, where each vertical support has an upper end connected to the upper carriage and a lower end opposite the upper end. The row unit further comprises a lower carriage that is connected to the lower end of the vertical supports, such that the upper carriage determines a lateral position of the lower carriage with respect to the beam.