Jumper harness with LED

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10601188-B2
Application number	US-201816052179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 1, 2018
Priority date	Aug 1, 2018
Publication date	Mar 24, 2020
Grant date	Mar 24, 2020

Abstract

A jumper harness for a work vehicle or agricultural implement is provided. The jumper harness includes multiple electrical conductors, a first connector, and a second connector. The first and second connectors are configured to couple the jumper harness to a wiring harness of an electrical circuit of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement. The jumper harness also includes a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the electrical conductors, wherein the LED is configured to emit light when receiving electric power.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A jumper harness for a work vehicle or agricultural implement, comprising:
a plurality of electrical conductors;
a first connector;
a second connector, wherein the first and second connectors are configured to couple the jumper harness to a wiring harness of an electrical circuit of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement; and
a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the electrical conductors, wherein the LED is configured to emit light when receiving electric power;
wherein an entirety of the jumper harness is disposed on the agricultural implement when coupled to the wiring harness on the agricultural implement, wherein the wiring harness is coupled to a solenoid or a valve, and the LED is configured to emit light when the solenoid or the valve is receiving the electric power.

2. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the LED is configured to continuously emit light when receiving electric power.

3. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the LED is configured to flash on and off when receiving electric power.

4. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural implement comprises a tillage implement, and wherein the solenoid or the valve is located on a hydraulic basket of the tillage implement.

5. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural implement comprises an agricultural sprayer, and wherein the solenoid or the valve is located on the agricultural sprayer.

6. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the jumper harness is configured to be utilized during field operations of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement.

7. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the jumper harness is configured to be utilized during performance of diagnostics on the work vehicle or agricultural implement.

8. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the jumper harness is configured for utilization with a 12 volt operating system.

9. The jumper harness of claim 1 , wherein the jumper harness comprises a plurality of the LEDs.

10. An agricultural implement, comprising:
a wiring harness of an electrical circuit coupled to a solenoid or a valve, wherein the wiring harness comprises a first connector and a second connector;
a jumper harness, comprising:
a plurality of electrical conductors;
a third connector;
a fourth connector, wherein the third and fourth connectors are configured to couple the jumper harness to the wiring harness by coupling the third connector to the first connector and the fourth connector to the second connector, wherein the entirety of the wiring harness and the jumping harness are disposed on the agricultural implement when coupled together; and
a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the electrical conductors, wherein the LED is configured to emit light when receiving electric power that is provided to the solenoid or the valve.

11. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the LED is configured to continuously emit light when receiving electric power.

12. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the LED is configured to flash on and off when receiving electric power.

13. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the agricultural implement comprises a tillage implement, and wherein the solenoid or the valve is located on a hydraulic basket of the tillage implement.

14. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the agricultural implement comprises an agricultural sprayer, and wherein the solenoid or the valve is located on the agricultural sprayer.

15. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the jumper harness is configured to be utilized during field operations of the agricultural implement.

16. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the jumper harness is configured to be utilized during performance of diagnostics on the agricultural implement.

17. The agricultural implement of claim 10 , wherein the jumper harness is configured for utilization with a 12 volt operating system.

18. The agricultural implement harness of claim 10 , wherein
the jumper harness comprises a plurality of the LEDs.

19. A method for performing diagnostics on a work vehicle or an agricultural implement, comprising:
coupling a jumper harness to a wiring harness of an electrical circuit coupled to a solenoid or a valve of the work vehicle or the agricultural implement, wherein the jumper harness comprises a plurality of electrical conductors and a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the electrical conductors, and wherein an entirety of the jumper harness is disposed on the agricultural implement when coupled to the wiring harness on the agricultural implement;
providing electric power to the electrical circuit;
emitting light when receiving electric power that is provided to the solenoid or the valve; and
failing to emit light when electric power is not provided to the solenoid or valve.

Assignees

• Cnh Ind America Llc

Inventors

• Ireland Scott Gregory
• Deng Yong

Classifications

• H01R13/7175 Primary

  Light emitting diodes (LEDs) · CPC title

• A01M7/0089

  Regulating or controlling systems (the delivery being related to the movement of a vehicle B05B9/06) · CPC title

• F21V23/001

  the elements being electrical wires or cables · CPC title

• F21W2107/10

  for land vehicles · CPC title

• B60R16/0207

  Wire harnesses · CPC title