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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Rhodes, Richfield, MN (US);
Cary S. Hubner, Geneseo, IL (US);
Andrew Schefter, Fargo, ND (US);
Dnyanesh Dhobale, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/203 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 7/107 (2013.01); A01C 5/064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A row unit for a seeding machine. The row unit includes a frame, a gauge wheel arm pivotally coupled to the frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the gauge wheel arm, and a position sensor assembly configured to detect a gap corresponding to a rotational position of the gauge wheel arm. The position sensor assembly includes a sensing target surface. The sensing target surface is at least one of an eccentric surface or a cam surface.