Patent ID: 9609800
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A01B

Claim:
1. An agricultural implement spanning a lateral distance relative to a forward direction, said implement comprising: a plurality of carrier frames, each for supporting a plurality of soil engaging tools; at least one supporting element carried by each carrier frame for variably positioning the carrier frame relative to the soil; an actuator having a base and an variably positioned element connected between said each supporting element and said respective carrier frame for varying the inclination of said respective carrier frame relative to the vertical reference; at least one sensor determining the inclination of the respective carrier frame relative to the vertical reference and generating a signal; an actuator control unit for each actuator to move said actuator independently in response to a signal input; and an electronic control unit (ECU) receiving the signal from said at least one sensor for each carrier frame and comparing it to the inclination signals from the other of said sensors to send a resultant signal to said actuator control unit for varying the inclination of said at least one sensor to reach the inclination of the other of said sensors.