Powered clearing-disks, control system, and method of use
US11825762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P60/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An agricultural row unit adapted to be moved over soil by an agricultural planter to clear crop residue includes a residue clearing disk or brush. The row unit may include a motor to drive rotation of a crop residue disk or brush. The agriculture row unit may also include a controller configured to adjust the operating speed of the motor in response to factors internal and/or external to the agricultural row unit. The factors may include at least one of a speed of the agricultural planter along the row, a height of crop residue disk or brush the relative to a surface of the soil, a height of the crop residue disk or brush relative to a surface of the soil, amount of crop residue in the row, and a downforce pressure on the row unit.
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