Hydraulic down pressure control system for an agricultural implement
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A01C-005/00
A01B-061/04
A01B-063/32
A01B-021/08
A01B-023/04
A01B-005/10
A01B-007/00
A01B-015/14
A01B-015/16
A01B-015/18
A01B-023/06
출원번호
US-0561934
(2012-07-30)
등록번호
US-8776702
(2014-07-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Bassett, Joseph D.
출원인 / 주소
Dawn Equipment Company
대리인 / 주소
Nixon Peabody LLP
인용정보
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17인용 특허 :
212
초록▼
An agricultural row unit includes an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame, and a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to
An agricultural row unit includes an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame, and a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil, and an accumulator is mounted to the hydraulic cylinder for supplying pressurized gas to the hydraulic cylinder urging the linkage assembly upwardly away from the soil. A manifold is removably mounted to the hydraulic cylinder via a mounting interface, the manifold being selected from a group of different types of modular manifolds in which each manifold is removably mountable to the hydraulic cylinder, one at a time, via the same mounting interface, the manifold having two hydraulic-fluid ports including an inlet port and an outlet port.
대표청구항▼
1. An agricultural row unit comprising: an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame;a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame;a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the
1. An agricultural row unit comprising: an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame;a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame;a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil; anda manifold removably mounted to the hydraulic cylinder via a mounting interface, the manifold being selected from a group of different types of modular manifolds in which each manifold is removably mountable to the hydraulic cylinder, one at a time, via the same mounting interface, the manifold having two hydraulic-fluid ports including an inlet port and an outlet port. 2. The agricultural row unit of claim 1, further comprising an accumulator mounted to the hydraulic cylinder in a generally parallel orientation relative to links of the linkage assembly. 3. The agricultural row unit of claim 2, wherein the manifold includes a manifold arm that is positioned generally parallel to the accumulator. 4. The agricultural row unit of claim 3, wherein each the hydraulic-fluid ports is positioned at a distal end of the manifold along a central axis of the manifold arm. 5. The agricultural row unit of claim 2, wherein the accumulator is enclosed in a protective cover, the protective cover being mounted to a main body of the hydraulic cylinder and perpendicular to a central axis of the hydraulic cylinder. 6. The agricultural row unit of claim 1, wherein the inlet port is connected to an inlet hose for receiving hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic source, the outlet port being connected to an outlet hose for returning hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic source. 7. The agricultural row unit of claim 1, wherein the group of modular manifolds includes an integrated control manifold having another manifold integratedly connected with an electronic control module, the control module including a control valve for controlling pressure in the hydraulic cylinder. 8. The agricultural row unit of claim 7, wherein the control module further includes one or more of a pressure transducer, embedded electronics, and an electronic connector. 9. An agricultural row unit comprising: an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame;a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame, the linkage assembly having a pair of upper links and a pair of lower links that define an internal linkage area of the row unit;a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil, the hydraulic cylinder including a mounting interface;a control manifold removably mounted to the hydraulic cylinder via the mounting interface, the control manifold including an electronic control module integrated with a connection manifold, the control module including a control valve for controlling pressure in the hydraulic cylinder, the connection manifold having two hydraulic-fluid ports for coupling to respective fluid hoses, the mounting interface being configured to receive a different manifold selected from a group of different types of modular manifolds in which each manifold is removably mountable to the hydraulic cylinder, one at a time, via the same mounting interface. 10. The agricultural row unit of claim 9, further comprising an accumulator protective cover mounted to the hydraulic cylinder and enclosing an accumulator, the accumulator having an accumulator end that is received into an accumulator receiver of the hydraulic cylinder. 11. The agricultural row unit of claim 10, wherein the accumulator receiver extends from a main body of the hydraulic cylinder in a first direction, the mounting interface extending from the main body of the hydraulic cylinder in second direction, the second direction being opposite to the first direction. 12. The agricultural row unit of claim 9, wherein the control module is oriented generally parallel to the accumulator protective cover. 13. The agricultural row unit of claim 9, wherein the control manifold is located completely within the internal linkage area of the row unit. 14. The agricultural row unit of claim 9, wherein the different manifold is a valve-less manifold lacking a control valve. 15. The agricultural row unit of claim 14, wherein the connection manifold includes a cartridge port for receiving an end of the control valve. 16. The agricultural row unit of claim 9, wherein the control valve is a hydraulic valve cartridge for reducing or relieving pressure in the hydraulic cylinder. 17. An agricultural row unit comprising: an attachment frame adapted to be rigidly connected to a towing frame;a linkage assembly pivotably coupled to the attachment frame to permit vertical pivoting movement of the linkage assembly relative to the attachment frame, the linkage assembly having a pair of upper links and a pair of lower links that define an internal linkage area of the row unit;a hydraulic cylinder coupled to the linkage assembly for urging the linkage assembly downwardly toward the soil, the hydraulic cylinder having a main body, an accumulator receiver, and a mounting interface, the accumulator receiver extending from the main body in an opposite direction from the mounting interface;an accumulator protective cover enclosing an accumulator and positioned adjacent to the hydraulic cylinder, the accumulator having an end mountably received within the accumulator receiver; anda manifold removably mounted, via the mounting interface, to the hydraulic cylinder within the internal linkage area of the row unit, the manifold being selected from a group of different types of modular manifolds in which each manifold is removably mountable to the hydraulic cylinder, one at a time, via the same mounting interface of the hydraulic cylinder. 18. The agricultural row unit of claim 17, wherein the manifold is a control manifold including an electronic control module integrated with a connection manifold, the control module including a control valve for controlling pressure in the hydraulic cylinder. 19. The agricultural row unit of claim 18, wherein the connection manifold has two hydraulic-fluid ports for coupling to respective fluid hoses. 20. The agricultural row unit of claim 18, wherein the control module is oriented within the internal linkage area of the row unit generally parallel to the accumulator protective cover. 21. The agricultural row unit of claim 17, wherein the manifold is a valve-less manifold lacking a control valve. 22. The agricultural row unit of claim 17, wherein the manifold includes a control valve.
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