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Data communication interface for an agricultural utility vehicle

US9396153B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15References

7Claims

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Assignee

Deere & Company · US

Inventors

Ole Peters
Thomas Floerchinger · Mannheim, DE
Martin Von Hoyningen-Huene · Weinheim, DE
Peter Pickel · Mannheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2012
Grant date	Jul 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L2012/40273
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data communication interface for an agricultural utility vehicle, particularly an agricultural tractor, having an interface connector that can be connected either to a first data communication network or to a second data communication network by means of an electrically operatable changeover device, wherein the first data communication network is terminated at a line end associated with the interface connector by means of a disconnectable terminating resistor, and having a control unit that connects the interface connector to the first data communication network by means of appropriate operating of the changeover device exclusively when it infers the presence of a control signal that is provided for disconnecting the terminating resistor.

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