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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);

Inventors:

Roy A. Bittner, Cato, WI (US);

Blaine A. Schwalbe, Valders, WI (US);

Nathan P. Brooks, Manitowoc, WI (US);

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2006.01); A01B 63/00 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 17/056 (2006.01); B60G 3/14 (2006.01); B60G 21/067 (2006.01); B60G 3/01 (2006.01); B60G 21/073 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60G 17/0165 (2013.01); A01B 63/002 (2013.01); A01M 7/0057 (2013.01); B60G 3/01 (2013.01); B60G 3/145 (2013.01); B60G 7/001 (2013.01); B60G 17/0565 (2013.01); B60G 21/067 (2013.01); B60G 21/073 (2013.01); B60G 2202/152 (2013.01); B60G 2202/32 (2013.01); B60G 2202/413 (2013.01); B60G 2204/8102 (2013.01); B60G 2204/8304 (2013.01); B60G 2300/083 (2013.01); B60G 2400/204 (2013.01); B60G 2400/252 (2013.01); B60G 2400/41 (2013.01); B60G 2400/51222 (2013.01); B60G 2400/7122 (2013.01); B60G 2401/28 (2013.01); B60G 2600/02 (2013.01); B60G 2600/182 (2013.01); B60G 2800/012 (2013.01); B60G 2800/014 (2013.01); B60G 2800/912 (2013.01);
Abstract

A suspension control system dynamically adjusts pistons located proximal to wheels of an agricultural machine to substantially equalize distribution of weight of the machine at each wheel and/or provide a substantially constant desired orientation of the machine above a ground surface thereby protecting laterally extending sprayer booms from contacting the ground. Articulation, pitch, roll and/or machine height can be determined from piston measurements on the machine to apply such height corrections. For sprayers, this allows controlling clearance and suspension height to maintain the boom parallel to the ground to prevent damage.


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