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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 1984
Filed:
May. 17, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen P Lang, Waterloo, IA (US);
Yolanda E Martin, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Patrick E Pinkston, Traer, IA (US);
Kanaparty N Rao, Cedar Falls, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340 57 ; 340 / ; 340 60 ; 340501 ; 340588 ; 340591 ; 340611 ; 340626 ; 340670 ; 340679 ; 180179 ; 180282 ;
Abstract
A vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, includes a hydraulic assist-type transmission with fluid control and lubricating circuits. A monitoring system senses the fluid pressure in the lubricating circuit, the hydraulic fluid temperature and the engine speed. The sensed pressure is compared to a temperature and engine speed-compensated alarm value. Alarm signals are generated when the sensed pressure is continuously below the alarm value for a certain period. The alarm is disabled when the engine speed falls below a non-zero threshold level.