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Absorption of vibrations of a distributor boom of an agricultural distributing machine

US11614139B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

Benedikt Jung · Kaiserslautern, DE
Christian Waibel · Mannheim, DE
Martin Seimetz · Heusweiler, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2020
Grant date	Mar 28, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16F2222/08
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An agricultural machine, the machine comprising: a distributor boom; a sensor for detecting a vibration of the distributor boom; an electronic control device in communication with the sensor; and a mobile mass coupled to the distributor boom and associated with an actuator, the electronic control device, upon detection of a vibration in the distributor boom, configured to actuate the actuator to relocate the mobile mass in the direction of the vibration to be damped with respect to the distributor boom.

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