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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Woopen, Windeck, DE;
Florian Reinmuth, Sinsheim, DE;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18 (2012.01); B60W 40/064 (2012.01); B60W 10/16 (2012.01); B60W 10/12 (2012.01); B60W 40/068 (2012.01); B60K 17/348 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 30/18172 (2013.01); B60K 17/348 (2013.01); B60W 10/12 (2013.01); B60W 10/16 (2013.01); B60W 40/064 (2013.01); B60W 40/068 (2013.01); B60W 2510/0666 (2013.01); B60W 2510/125 (2013.01); B60W 2510/18 (2013.01); B60W 2520/10 (2013.01); B60W 2520/26 (2013.01); B60W 2520/28 (2013.01); B60W 2710/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A utility vehicle and a method of operating a utility vehicle having a rear axle driven by a drive engine, a rear axle differential on the rear axle, and a front axle that is configured to be switched on to perform four-wheel drive are provided. The method includes activating a differential lock for locking the rear axle differential on the basis of at least one of a rear axle slippage variable, which characterizes a drive slippage occurring at the rear axle, an engine power of the drive engine, a status of at least one brake device associated with the rear axle, and a status regarding the four-wheel drive.