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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Agco International Gmbh, Neuhausen, CH;
Inventors:
Ville Viitasalo, Suolahti, FI;
Raine Kivelä, Suolahti, FI;
Assignee:
AGCO International GmbH, Neuhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/28 (2006.01); F16H 61/70 (2006.01); F16H 37/06 (2006.01); B62D 49/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 17/28 (2013.01); F16H 37/065 (2013.01); F16H 61/702 (2013.01); B62D 49/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating an agricultural vehicle including a range gearbox, an independent PTO system driven from an auxiliary drive shaft and a ground speed PTO system driven from an output shaft of the range gearbox. The method includes transferring torque from the auxiliary drive shaft to the output shaft of the range gear box via the independent PTO system and the ground speed PTO system while drive to the range gearbox is interrupted during a change in the range gear.