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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Thomas D. Bebernes, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Benjamin C. Potter, Waterloo, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/04 (2006.01); A01B 69/04 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); B62D 6/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/04 (2006.01); B62D 11/24 (2006.01); B62D 5/087 (2006.01); B62D 5/12 (2006.01); B62D 12/00 (2006.01); B62D 5/09 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/0466 (2013.01); A01B 69/008 (2013.01); B62D 5/087 (2013.01); B62D 5/12 (2013.01); B62D 6/00 (2013.01); B62D 11/005 (2013.01); B62D 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 11/24 (2013.01); B62D 15/0245 (2013.01); B62D 5/091 (2013.01); B62D 12/00 (2013.01); B62D 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A steering system and method are described for a vehicle having steerable wheels. A steering device may be coupled to one or more of the wheels. A parked state of the vehicle and a present orientation of the hydraulic steering device may be determined. The present orientation of the steering device may be compared with a neutral orientation of the steering device. Based upon a determined parked state of the vehicle and the comparing of the present and neutral orientations of the steering device, the steering device may be moved from the present orientation toward the neutral orientation.