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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin J Hamilton, Hesston, KS (US);
Assignee:
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); B60G 17/08 (2006.01); B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 17/016 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01); B60G 17/0152 (2013.01); B60G 17/0164 (2013.01); B60G 17/01908 (2013.01); B60G 17/08 (2013.01); A01C 7/08 (2013.01); B60G 2202/24 (2013.01); B60G 2202/25 (2013.01); B60G 2300/08 (2013.01); B60G 2400/106 (2013.01); B60G 2800/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A row unit has a frame with an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a parallel linkage and the lower portion is coupled to plural gauge wheels. A first sensor is configured to provide an output signal and a controllable device is coupled to the upper portion and configured to provide an adjustable down force. A dampening device is coupled to the upper portion and configured to provide adjustable dampening of the row unit based on the output signal.