US4641545A
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Single lever control arrangement
Assignee: Deere and Co
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Filing: 1985-04-19
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Granted: 1987-02-10
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Expires: 2005-04-19
Abstract
Abstract In a single lever control for the feeder conveyors of a combine harvester, movement of a manually operated lever directly actuates a drive train for driving the conveyors in a forward or normal operating direction. A second lever controls actuation of a drive train for driving the feeder conveyors in a reverse direction. Movement of the second lever is responsive only to movement of the first through a cam slot and cam follower arranged so that selection of the drive for one direction automatically disengages the drive for the opposite direction. A detent gate at the neutral position forces the operator to pause when passing through the neutral position, that is when disengaging one drive and engaging the other.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Rabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 02:39
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05G; G05G9/00; G05G9/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/20; Y10T74/20012; Y10T74/20018; Y10T74/20073; Y10T74/20207; Y10T74/20213; Y10T74/20576; Y10T74/20582; Y10T74/2063; Y10T74/20636; Y10T74/20672; Y10T74/20696; Y10T74/20702
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
293 words
A control arrangment for controlling at least two devices carried by the same machine, each device being engageable responsive to an actuator, comprising: a frame carried by the machine; a primary control lever connected to the actuator of the first device and carried by the frame for rocking motion about a first pivot axis between first and second positions corresponding respectively to engagement and disengagement of the first device; a secondary control lever connected to the actuator of the second device and carried by the frame for rocking motion about a second pivot axis between first and second positions corresponding to respective engagement and disengagement of the second device, said second pivot axis being approximately parallel to and spaced from and in fixed relation to the first pivot axis; a camming arrangement including a first camming element carried by the primary lever and a second camming element carried by the secondary lever, one of said elements including camming surfaces and the other of said elements including a cam follower engageable by the camming surfaces, said camming surfaces including a first range defining a circular arc concentric with the first pivot axis when engaged by the cam follower and a second range contigous with the first but diverging from the circular arc of the first range so that as the primary lever is moved within the first range, the first device is engaged while the secondary lever remains stationary and as the primary lever is moved in the second range, the secondary lever is displaced by the camming surface so that the second device is engaged; and means for arresting movement of the primary lever so as to impede its movement through a position corresponding to the junction between the first and second ranges.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
293 words
A control arrangment for controlling at least two devices carried by the same machine, each device being engageable responsive to an actuator, comprising: a frame carried by the machine; a primary control lever connected to the actuator of the first device and carried by the frame for rocking motion about a first pivot axis between first and second positions corresponding respectively to engagement and disengagement of the first device; a secondary control lever connected to the actuator of the second device and carried by the frame for rocking motion about a second pivot axis between first and second positions corresponding to respective engagement and disengagement of the second device, said second pivot axis being approximately parallel to and spaced from and in fixed relation to the first pivot axis; a camming arrangement including a first camming element carried by the primary lever and a second camming element carried by the secondary lever, one of said elements including camming surfaces and the other of said elements including a cam follower engageable by the camming surfaces, said camming surfaces including a first range defining a circular arc concentric with the first pivot axis when engaged by the cam follower and a second range contigous with the first but diverging from the circular arc of the first range so that as the primary lever is moved within the first range, the first device is engaged while the secondary lever remains stationary and as the primary lever is moved in the second range, the secondary lever is displaced by the camming surface so that the second device is engaged; and means for arresting movement of the primary lever so as to impede its movement through a position corresponding to the junction between the first and second ranges.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The control arrangement of claim 1 wherein the actuators of the first and second devices are connected to their respective levers so that during progressive movement of the primary lever in a given direction, it passes through positions corresponding, in sequence, to maintained engagement of the first device, disengagement of the first device, engagement of the second device, maintained engagement of the second device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The control arrangement of claim 1 wherein the camming assembly comprises a slot carried by the secondary lever and a cam follower carried by the primary lever.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The control arrangement of claim 1 wherein the means for impeding movement of the primary lever includes a stop on the secondary lever and latch means carried by the primary lever and selectively engageable with the stop.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The control arrangement of claim 4 wherein the primary lever movement impeding means includes offset abutments carried by the secondary lever disposed so that movement of the primary lever through the gate requires radial displacement of the latch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
The control arrangement of claim 1 wherein the camming surfaces define a continuous slot having opposite ends including a first end at the end of the arcuate portion and a second end at the end of the deviating portion, said ends defining stopped positions for the primary lever corresponding respectively to maintained engagement of the first device and maintained engagement of the second device.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-02-09 | 1994-08-11 | 1995-02-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-02-09 | 1998-08-11 | 1999-02-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |