Patent ID: 11944028
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  E | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method for monitoring an installation status of shank attachment members of an agricultural implement, the agricultural implement comprising a shank assembly having a shank extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the shank having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion including the proximal end, the lower portion including the distal end, the shank assembly further having at least one mounting element configured to couple the proximal end of the shank to a frame of the agricultural implement, the agricultural implement further comprising a shank attachment member coupled to the distal end of the shank, and the agricultural implement additionally comprising a biasing member configured to bias the shank relative to the frame toward a working position such that the shank attachment member and the lower portion of the shank are positioned at least partially below a ground surface of a field and the upper portion of the shank is positioned above the ground surface when the shank is in the working position, the method comprising:
receiving, with a computing device, wireless signals from a signal transmission device supported by the shank attachment member via an antenna positioned on the upper portion of the shank or on the at least one mounting element such that the antenna is above the ground surface of the field when the shank is in the working position;
identifying, with the computing device, an installation status of the shank attachment member based at least in part on the received wireless signals; and
initiating, with the computing device, a control action when it is identified that the shank attachment member is detached from the shank.