Patent ID: 9572296
Date: 2017-02-21
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 a variably extending elongated element connected between said each supporting element and said respective carrier frame for varying the position of said respective carrier frame relative to the soil; a sensor determining the displacement of the respective carrier frame relative to the soil at said at least one supporting element; an actuator control unit for each actuator to move said actuator independently in response to a signal input; and an electronic control unit (ECU) establishing a desired synchronized reference signal and comparing it to the signal from each said sensor to send a resultant signal to said actuator control unit for individually varying the position of each elongated element to reach the synchronized reference signal.