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US 11,026,364 B2Granted
Agricultural metering system having multiple sets of meter rollers
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsTrevor Lawrence Kowalchuk, Jack Donald Turner, Gordon Anthony Engel
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Abstract
An agricultural metering device with a variable geometry meter roller is provided. The agricultural metering device includes a meter roller having a plurality of flutes. An aggregate cross sectional area of the flutes increases along a longitudinal axis of the meter roller.
Claims15
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers, wherein each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers comprises at least one meter roller and is configured to rotate about a respective rotational axis, and the rotational axes are generally parallel to one another and not aligned with one another;
- a plurality of meter boxes configured to receive agricultural product from a compartment of a storage tank, wherein each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers is disposed within a respective meter box of the plurality of meter boxes, and each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers is configured to meter the agricultural product from the compartment of the storage tank;
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- a plurality of distribution lines, wherein each distribution line of the plurality of distribution lines is disposed downstream from a respective set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers and is configured to receive the agricultural product that is output from the respective set of meter rollers.
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An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a storage tank comprising a compartment configured to hold agricultural product;
- a plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers in fluid communication with the compartment and configured to control output of the agricultural product to a plurality of row units, wherein each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers comprises at least one meter roller and is configured to rotate about a respective rotational axis, and the rotational axes are generally parallel to one another and not aligned with one another;
- a plurality of meter boxes configured to receive the agricultural product from the compartment, wherein each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers is disposed within a respective meter box of the plurality of meter boxes, and each set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers is configured to meter the agricultural product from the compartment;
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- a plurality of distribution lines, wherein each distribution line of the plurality of distribution lines is disposed downstream from a respective set of meter rollers of the plurality of independently controllable sets of meter rollers and is configured to receive the agricultural product that is output from the respective set of meter rollers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.