US 11,889,778 B2
Rake rotor height control
Pieter W. Viaene, Ichtegem (BE)
Assigned to CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/441,387.
Claims priority of application No. 2018-5400 (BE), filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0380254 A1, Dec. 19, 2019
Int. Cl. A01D 78/10 (2006.01); A01D 80/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01B 63/008 (2013.01) [A01D 78/1028 (2013.01); A01D 80/00 (2013.01); G01N 15/06 (2013.01); G01P 13/0006 (2013.01); A01D 78/1078 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0693 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a frame;
at least one rake moveably coupled to the frame and comprising a plurality of tine arms, a plurality of tines connected to the plurality of tine arms, and a rotor drive configured to rotate the plurality of tine arms; and
an adjustment system configured to adjust a rake height of the at least one rake, the adjustment system comprising:
at least one actuator connected to the frame and configured to adjust the rake height;
an electronic control unit operably connected to the at least one actuator; and
at least one dust sensor supported by the frame and operably connected to the electronic control unit, wherein the at least one dust sensor is configured to monitor a dust level and communicate dust level data to the electronic control unit, and the electronic control unit is configured to correspondingly adjust the rake height based upon the dust level data.