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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric P. Richard, Thibodaux, LA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/19 (2006.01); A01D 45/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/19 (2013.01); A01D 45/10 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45003 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and control system are disclosed for adjusting orientations of knockdown rollers for sugarcane harvesters. An upper knockdown roller may be moved along a first adjustment path using a first actuator. A lower knockdown roller may be moved along a second adjustment path using a second actuator. A substantially tangential alignment may be maintained for an outer diameter of the upper knockdown roller and an outer diameter of the lower knockdown roller with respect to a reference point along a cutting path of the base cutter assembly, during or after movement of the upper and lower knockdown rollers.