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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
May. 07, 2004
Mark Alvin Schmidt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ronald Lee Reichen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard David Thier, Juneau, WI (US);
Eric Alan Poulson, Paradise, UT (US);
Donald Lewis Cripps, Smithfield, UT (US);
John Michael Flenniken, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Ezekiel A. Susman, Logan, UT (US);
Mark Alvin Schmidt, Charlotte, NC (US);
Ronald Lee Reichen, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard David Thier, Juneau, WI (US);
Eric Alan Poulson, Paradise, UT (US);
Donald Lewis Cripps, Smithfield, UT (US);
John Michael Flenniken, Rock Hill, SC (US);
Ezekiel A. Susman, Logan, UT (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A user interface and control system for adjusting the reel of a cutting reel unit includes a frame supported by at least one support element that is supported on, and is movable along, the ground. The system also includes a cutting reel, a bedknife, first and second actuators, a controller, and an operator input station, all carried on the frame. The reel and bedknife define a cutting line therebetween. The first actuator is adjustable to set a clearance between the reel and the bedknife. The second actuator is operatively connected between the frame and the bedknife to adjust the elevation of the cutting line to set a height-of-cut of the cutting reel. The controller is signal-connected to the first and second actuators, to adjust the actuators. The operator input station is signal-connected to the controller, the operator input station including a keypad portion and a display portion, wherein the clearance and the height-of-cut are indicated on the display portion and the clearance and the height-of-cut can be selectively changed via the controller by operator input to the keypad portion.