CNH Industrial Italia S.p.A.

Hood (3) for an off-road vehicle (1) extending along a longitudinal axis (A), the hood (3) comprising a front portion (3a), a rear portion (3b) and a lateral portion (3c) connected together to define a space (7) configured to house a traction system for the off-road vehicle (1),wherein the rear portion (3b) defines at least one opening (9) and the hood (3) comprises occlusion means (11) configured to selectively allow or deny the passage of fluid from space (7) towards the environment via the at least one opening (9).

A hydraulic actuator (1) for a dog clutch (100) comprising a housing (3) extending along a reference axis (B) and defining at least one closed inner volume (4), a rod (12) extending along the reference axis (B), engaging in a slidable manner the housing (3), and configured to be operatively connected the actuation member (160) of the dog clutch assembly (100), a first piston (14) cooperating in a fluid tight and slidable manner with the housing (3) and configured to define a first variable volume chamber (16), a second piston (16) housed the housing (3) and configured to define a second variable volume chamber (16), a septum fluidly separating the first chamber (16) from the second chamber (20). The first piston (14) and the second piston (16) are slidably carried by the rod (12) and configured to push the rod (12) in two opposite directions.

A computer-implemented-method of monitoring a fruit crop, the method comprising: receiving first image data corresponding to a first image of a fruit plant, wherein the first image data comprises: one or more first fruit cluster datasets representing one or more respective fruit clusters visible in the first image; and a first location identifier associated with the first image; receiving reference image data corresponding to one or more reference images of the fruit plant captured at an earlier time than the first image, wherein the reference image data comprises: one or more reference fruit cluster datasets representing one or more respective fruit clusters visible in the one or more reference images; and a reference location identifier associated with the reference image, wherein the reference location identifier matches the first location identifier; processing the first image data and the reference image data to identify one or more occluded fruit clusters in the first image data; applying an occluded fruit cluster adjustment to the one or more occluded fruit clusters to obtain compensated first image data; and outputting the compensated first image data.

A dog clutch assembly (1) for a transmission assembly of a work vehicle comprising a selection element configured to selectively engage a first toothed wheel (7") with an output shaft (5). The selection element comprising a sliding sleeve (11) carried in an axially slidable and angularly rigid manner by the output shaft (5), a second toothed wheel (13) carried in a rigid manner by said sliding sleeve (11), a third toothed wheel (15) carried in a rigid manner by the second toothed wheel (7") and configured to selectively engaged with the second toothed wheel (13), and actuation means (25) configured to move said sliding sleeve (11) along said reference axis (A) between a neutral position and an engaged position. The actuation means comprising a fork (25) configured to be operatively interposed between the sliding sleeve (11) and an actuator and a support element (26), which is interposed between the fork (25) and the sliding sleeve (11) is carried in a free rotatable manner and axially rigid manner by the sliding sleeve (11) and is connected to the fork (25).

Method of managing the loading of a bucket (BU) of a work vehicle (WL) with bulk material accumulated on the ground to form a pile (BK), the method comprising a step (Step 6) of detecting a contact of the bucket with the pile when, during a condition of advancement of the vehicle according to a first speed value, an increase in a pressure value is detected in a hydraulic actuator supporting the bucket, exceeding a first predetermined pressure threshold (Pb + Gl), and at the same time a reduction or invariance in the advancement speed of the vehicle with respect to said first speed value, wherein said first predetermined pressure threshold is calculated as the sum of an average value (Pb) of the pressure value calculated in a time interval (T) during said advancement condition and a first guard factor (G1).

Agricultural or work vehicle comprising a processing unit (UCM), at least one hydraulic actuator (A1 - A3) served by a working part, a control lever (JK, RL) to control said at least one hydraulic actuator, a hydraulic pump (P), a hydraulic accumulator (HT), at least one open-centre directional valve (V1 - V3) operatively connected to control said at least one hydraulic actuator (A1 - A3) in function of an electrical signal generated by said control lever (JK, RL), a hydraulic oil collection tank (T), a diverter valve (V) arranged to alternatively connect a first hydraulic line for partialisation (PR) of the open-centre directional valve with said collection tank (T) and with said hydraulic accumulator (HT), when the following conditions are simultaneously verified: a) a pressure value measured at the hydraulic accumulator (HT) is lower than a first predetermined threshold (Th1) and b) said control lever (JK, RL) is in position of rest.

Balancing system for engines comprising at least one three-cylinder bank comprising a first eccentric mass (MA) fixed in rotation with one end of a crankshaft (CS), a second eccentric mass (MB) rotatably associated with said end in a coaxial manner with the crankshaft, a primary gear wheel (M2) fixed or coinciding with a piston-counter-weight of the crankshaft and a transmission (T) arranged to transmit the motion from the primary gear wheel (M2) to the second eccentric mass (MB), so that the second eccentric mass is counter-rotating with respect to the primary gear wheel (M2).

A braking assembly (10; 10'; 10") for a work vehicle (1; 1'; 1") comprising a first brake disc (9; 8), which is adapted to rotate integrally with at least one wheel of the work vehicle (1; 1'; 1'') about a rotational axis (A), a first brake piston (53; 53') and a second brake piston (54; 54'), which are both adapted to independently and at least indirectly cooperate with the first brake disc (9; 8) and elastic means (55), which are adapted to elastically urge the second brake piston (54; 54') to cooperate with the first brake disc (9; 8). The elastic means (55) is arranged radially internally relative to the second brake piston (54; 54') with respect to the rotational axis (A).

Agricultural or work vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine (E), an electro-hydraulic circuit (HC) for powering at least one hydraulic actuator (Al - A3) by means of a respective closed-center control valve (V1 - V3), comprising a first hydraulic pump (P) operatively connected to the internal combustion engine (E) to be driven in rotation by it to power said valves (V1 - V3) by means of a hydraulic supply line (PP), a transmission having a hydrostat (HY) comprising a second hydraulic pump (HP) operatively connected to the internal combustion engine (E) to be driven in rotation by it and a pair of hydraulic lines (F, R), wherein the first hydraulic pump has a variable displacement with a displacement value that is a function of a sensing signal generated by a sensing line (LS) connected downstream of said control valve (V1 - V3) and by a supply pressure signal generated by the supply line (PP). A compensation valve (A) is arranged to connect said pair of hydraulic lines (F, R) with said supply line (PP), wherein the compensation valve is controlled as a function of the sensing signal and the supply signal.

Pollutant abatement system (ATS) produced comprising in succession, from an exhaust gas inlet point (IN) and an outlet point (Out) of purified exhaust gas, a first SCR selective reduction catalyst (SCR_1), a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), a particulate filter (DPF), a second SCR (SCR_2), connection means (DV1, V2, V3, L1, L3a, L3b) configured to bypass the first SCR (SCR_1).