Operating environment of an agricultural utility vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775277-B2
Application number	US-201615265874-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2016
Priority date	Mar 18, 2014
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

An operating environment of an agricultural utility vehicle having a graphical user interface includes a freely configurable display or control unit. The display or control unit can, as desired, be mounted at a first mounting interface for providing a first display or control configuration in a first driver field of vision, or at a second mounting interface for providing a second display or control configuration in a second driver field of vision.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An operating environment of an agricultural utility vehicle having a graphical user interface, comprising:
a freely configurable display or control unit;
a first mounting interface; and
a second mounting interface;
wherein, the display or control unit is mountable at the first mounting interface to provide a first display or control configuration in a first driver field of vision, or at the second mounting interface to provide a second display or control configuration in a second driver field of vision, and the display or control unit comprises a touch screen.

2. The operating environment of claim 1 , wherein the first mounting interface is associated with a central control console, and the second mounting interface is associated with a side cabin pillar.

3. The operating environment of claim 2 , wherein the central control console or the side cabin pillar includes a contour for at least a partial form-fit accommodation of the display or control unit.

4. The operating environment of claim 1 , wherein the first or second mounting interface comprises a mechanical mount.

5. The operating environment of claim 4 , wherein the mechanical mount comprises a fixed electrical connector configured to be in communication with a data bus of the agricultural utility vehicle, the electrical connector being connectable with a complementary fixed electrical connector on the display or control unit to produce a data exchange connection.

6. The operating environment of claim 1 , wherein the deployment of the first display or control configuration is executed automatically upon mounting the display or control unit at the first mounting interface, or that the deployment of the second display or control configuration is executed automatically upon mounting the display or control unit at the second mounting interface.

7. An operating environment of an agricultural utility vehicle having a graphical user interface, comprising:
a freely configurable display or control unit;
a first mounting interface; and
a second mounting interface;
wherein, the display or control unit is mountable at the first mounting interface associated with a central control console to provide a first display or control configuration in a first driver field of vision, or at the second mounting interface associated with a side cabin pillar to provide a second display or control configuration in a second driver field of vision.

8. An operating environment of an agricultural utility vehicle having a graphical user interface, comprising:
a freely configurable display or control unit;
a first mounting interface; and
a second mounting interface;
wherein, the display or control unit is mountable at the first mounting interface to provide a first display or control configuration in a first driver field of vision, or at the second mounting interface to provide a second display or control configuration in a second driver field of vision; and
wherein the deployment of the first display or control configuration is executed automatically upon mounting the display or control unit at the first mounting interface, or that the deployment of the second display or control configuration is executed automatically upon mounting the display or control unit at the second mounting interface.

Assignees

• Deere & Co

Inventors

• Wagner Juergen

Classifications

• B60K35/22

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K35/81

  for controlling displays · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/10

  Input arrangements, i.e. from user to vehicle, associated with vehicle functions or specially adapted therefor · CPC title

• A01B76/00 Primary

  Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, not provided for in groups A01B51/00 - A01B75/00 · CPC title