Meter roller for an agricultural metering system
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorGuillaume Cloutier Boily
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Abstract
A meter roller for an agricultural metering system includes multiple flutes and recesses. The flutes and recesses are arranged on one or more segments in one or more respective alternating patterns along a circumferential axis of the meter roller, and the flutes and recesses are configured to meter flowable particulate material from a storage tank to a material distribution system via rotation of the meter roller. In addition, each segment includes at least 12 flutes, each segment includes at least 12 recesses, and an aggregate volume of the recesses is between about 80,000 mm3 and about 84,000 mm3.
Claims20
A meter roller for an agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a plurality of flutes and a corresponding plurality of recesses, wherein the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses are arranged on one or more segments in one or more respective alternating patterns along a circumferential axis of the meter roller, and the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses are configured to meter flowable particulate material from a storage tank to a material distribution system via rotation of the meter roller;
- wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises at least 12 flutes of the plurality of flutes, each segment of the one or more segments comprises at least 12 recesses of the corresponding plurality of recesses, and an aggregate volume of the corresponding plurality of recesses is between about 80,000 mm3 and about 84,000 mm3.
A meter roller for an agricultural metering system, comprising:
- one or more segments each having a plurality of flutes and a corresponding plurality of recesses, wherein the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses of each segment of the one or more segments are arranged in an alternating pattern along a circumferential axis of the meter roller, and the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses of each segment of the one or more segments are configured to meter flowable particulate material from a storage tank to a material distribution system via rotation of the meter roller;
- wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first shoulder positioned on a first longitudinal side of the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses, and a second shoulder positioned on a second longitudinal side of the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses, opposite the first longitudinal side;
- wherein the plurality of flutes of each segment of the one or more segments comprises at least 12 flutes, the corresponding plurality of recesses of each segment of the one or more segments comprises at least 12 recesses, and an aggregate volume of the one or more corresponding pluralities of recesses of the one or more segments is between about 17,400 mm3 and about 17,600 mm3.
A meter roller for an agricultural metering system, comprising:
- one or more segments each having a plurality of flutes and a corresponding plurality of recesses, wherein the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses of each segment of the one or more segments are arranged in an alternating pattern along a circumferential axis of the meter roller, and the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses of each segment of the one or more segments are configured to meter flowable particulate material from a storage tank to a material distribution system via rotation of the meter roller;
- wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first shoulder positioned on a first longitudinal side of the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses, and a second shoulder positioned on a second longitudinal side of the plurality of flutes and the corresponding plurality of recesses, opposite the first longitudinal side;
- wherein a radial distance between an outer circumferential surface of each flute of the plurality of flutes of each segment of the one or more segments and a periphery of the first shoulder of the segment is greater than 4 mm, and an aggregate volume of the one or more corresponding pluralities of recesses of the one or more segments is between about 17,400 mm3 and about 17,600 mm3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.