IP Library Granted Patent US 11,619,027
Granted Patent B1
US 11,619,027 · App. 17/557,496 · Granted Apr 4, 2023

System for connecting different auxiliary implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control and related auxiliary hydraulic manifold

Inventors: Nathan John Bradley (Muscatine, IA); Ryan Ogg (Mediapolis, IA); Michael Vazquez (Hampton, VA); Courtney Achen (Mt Pleasant, IA); Robert Gerst (Mediapolis, IA); Kyler Coates (Willard, UT); Andrew Richard Kuntz (Wever, IA)
Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
E02F9/2267E02F3/3654E02F9/2217E02F9/2285F15B13/0814F15B21/003F15B2211/329
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Patent No.
US 11,619,027
App. No.
17/557,496
Granted
Apr 4, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

An auxiliary hydraulic manifold for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control may include a housing, a plurality of vehicle-side ports in the housing including a first vehicle-side port, and a plurality of implement-side ports in the housing including a first implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port and a second implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port. A number of the plurality of implement-side ports is greater than a number of the plurality of vehicle-side ports. Additionally, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold may include a pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the first vehicle-side port and the first implement-side port.

Claims (34)

1. A system for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control, the system comprising:

a work vehicle having a plurality of hydraulic auxiliary control lines; and

an auxiliary hydraulic manifold hydraulically couplable to the work vehicle, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold having a plurality of vehicle-side ports and a plurality of implement-side ports, the plurality of vehicle-side ports including a vehicle-side pilot port, a vehicle-side tank port, a vehicle-side inlet port, and a vehicle-side outlet port, each of the plurality of vehicle-side ports being fluidly coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hydraulic auxiliary control lines, each of the plurality of vehicle-side ports being fluidly coupled to at least one respective implement-side port of the plurality of implement-side ports, wherein a first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is configured to be fluidly coupled to a first work implement, and a second set of the plurality of implement-side ports is configured to be fluidly coupled to a second work implement,

wherein at least one of the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is different from the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is different from the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports includes a first implement-side check port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side inlet port and a second implement-side check port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side outlet port.

4. The system of claim 3 , further comprising a first pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the first implement-side check port and the vehicle-side inlet port and a second pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the second implement-side check port and the vehicle-side outlet port.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports includes an implement-side pilot port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side pilot port, an implement-side tank port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side tank port, a first implement-side auxiliary port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side inlet port, and a second implement-side auxiliary port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side outlet port.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising plugs that are receivable in one or more of the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports when a first implement is connected to the work vehicle and in one or more of the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports when a second implement is connected to the work vehicle.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of vehicle-side ports are on a vehicle-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold and the plurality of implement-side ports are on an implement-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold, the vehicle-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold being spaced apart from the implement-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold.

8. The system of claim 4 , wherein the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports is configured for hydraulic control of a hydrostatic motor and the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is not configured for hydraulic control of a hydrostatic motor.

9. An auxiliary hydraulic manifold for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold comprising:

a housing;

a plurality of vehicle-side ports in the housing, the plurality of vehicle-side ports including a first vehicle-side port, a vehicle-side pilot port, and a vehicle-side tank port;

a plurality of implement-side ports in the housing, the plurality of implement-side ports including a first implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port and a second implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port, a number of the plurality of implement-side ports being greater than a number of the plurality of vehicle-side ports; and

a pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the first vehicle-side port and the first implement-side port.

10. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 9 , wherein the first implement-side port and the pilot-operated check valve are fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port in parallel to the second implement-side port.

11. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of vehicle-side ports further comprises a second vehicle-side port, and

wherein the plurality of implement-side ports further comprises a third implement-side port fluidly coupled to the second vehicle-side port and a fourth implement-side port fluidly coupled to the second vehicle-side port.

12. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 11 , further comprising a second pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the second vehicle-side port and the third implement-side port.

13. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 12 , wherein the third implement-side port and the second pilot-operated check valve are fluidly coupled to the second vehicle-side port in parallel to the fourth implement-side port.

14. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 9 ,

wherein the plurality of implement-side ports further comprises an implement-side pilot port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side pilot port and an implement-side tank port fluidly coupled to the vehicle-side tank port.

15. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 9 , wherein the housing has at least a vehicle-side and an implement-side, with the vehicle-side being spaced apart from the implement-side, the plurality of vehicle-side ports being on the vehicle-side of the housing and the plurality of implement-side ports being on the implement-side of the housing.

16. The auxiliary hydraulic manifold of claim 15 , wherein the vehicle-side of the housing is opposite the implement-side of the housing.

17. A system for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control, the system comprising:

a work vehicle having a plurality of hydraulic auxiliary control lines; and

an auxiliary hydraulic manifold hydraulically couplable to the work vehicle, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold having a plurality of vehicle-side ports and a plurality of implement-side ports, the plurality of vehicle-side ports being on a vehicle-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold, the plurality of implement-side ports being on an implement-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold, with the vehicle-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold being spaced apart from the implement-side of the auxiliary hydraulic manifold, each of the plurality of vehicle-side ports being fluidly coupled to a respective one of the plurality of hydraulic auxiliary control lines, each of the plurality of vehicle-side ports being fluidly coupled to at least one respective implement-side port of the plurality of implement-side ports, wherein a first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is configured to be fluidly coupled to a first work implement, and a second set of the plurality of implement-side ports is configured to be fluidly coupled to a second work implement,

wherein at least one of the first set of the plurality of implement-side ports is different from the second set of the plurality of implement-side ports.

18. An auxiliary hydraulic manifold for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold comprising:

a housing having at least a vehicle-side and an implement-side, with the vehicle-side being spaced apart from the implement-side;

a plurality of vehicle-side ports in the housing on the vehicle-side of the housing, the plurality of vehicle-side ports including a first vehicle-side port;

a plurality of implement-side ports in the housing on the implement-side of the housing, the plurality of implement-side ports including a first implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port and a second implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port, a number of the plurality of implement-side ports being greater than a number of the plurality of vehicle-side ports; and

a pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the first vehicle-side port and the first implement-side port.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2024
From: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
To: BLUE LEAF I.P., INC.
Reel/Frame 066932/0175 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2021
From: BRADLEY, NATHAN JOHN; OGG, RYAN; VAZQUEZ, MICHAEL; ACHEN, COURTNEY; GERST, ROBERT; COATES, KYLER; KUNTZ, ANDREW RICHARD
To: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
Reel/Frame 058445/0440 →