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Electronic implement control

  • US 5,467,541 A
  • Filed: 09/26/1991
  • Issued: 11/21/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for controlling an implement connected to a work vehicle and movable to and between a plurality of positions, comprising:

  • means for sensing the position of the implement and responsively producing an implement position signal;

    a mounting bracket connected to the vehicle;

    a control lever being pivotably connected to said mounting bracket and movable between first and second positions;

    a rocker bar connected to said control lever;

    means for producing a control signal in response to movement of the control lever;

    a solenoid having an actuator rod being in contact with said rocker bar and movable to a detent position in response to said solenoid being energized; and

    detent control means for controllably energizing said solenoid in response to said control signal having a value indicative of the control lever being moved beyond a detent position and said implement position signal being indicative of the implement having a predetermined relationship with a set position and deenergizing said solenoid in response to the implement position signal being indicative of the implement having a second predetermined relation with said set position.

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