Grass mowing machine for high power applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10064328-B2
Application number	US-201615233221-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 10, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

A grass mowing machine for high power applications includes a controller monitoring a total implement load of multiple implements connected to lift arms on a grass mowing machine. The controller determines if the total implement load consistently exceeds available power. If the total implement load consistently exceeds available power, the controller disables at least one but not all of the implements, and provides a signal to at least one but not all of the lift arms to raise the implements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A grass mowing machine for high power applications, comprising:
a controller on the grass mowing machine connected to a plurality of electric motor controllers for a plurality of electric motors rotating a plurality of implements;
the controller sensing a total electrical load of the implements during verticutting or scalping applications that require higher power than a normal mowing application; and raising and disabling at least one but not all of the implements if the total electric load exceeds a specified load while continuing to run the other implements.

2. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 wherein the controller raises and disables an implement on each end of a first row of implements if the total electric load exceeds a specified load.

3. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 further comprising an operator switch for a high power application mode in which the controller responds to the switch by raising and disabling at least one but not all of the implements.

4. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 wherein the controller provides a signal to an operator station on the grass mowing machine indicating if the total electrical load of the implements exceeds the available power.

5. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 wherein the implements are verticutting units.

6. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 wherein the controller provides a signal to an operator station on the grass mowing machine if the total electric load on the implements exceeds a specified load.

7. The grass mowing machine for high power applications of claim 1 wherein the controller disables the electric motor of an implement on each end of a row of implements and raises the implement on each end of the row.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Henson Robert A

Classifications

• B60R16/03

  for supply of electrical power to vehicle subsystems {or for (circuit arrangements for charging batteries H02J7/00)} · CPC title

• A01D34/008 Primary

  for automated or remotely controlled operation · CPC title

• A01D34/44

  with two or more cutters · CPC title

• A01D69/02

  electric · CPC title

• A01D34/58 Primary

  electric · CPC title