US 11,229,158 B1 · Air distributor diverter valve

Abstract

An exemplary diverter valve generally includes a shell, a pipe, and a handle. The shell includes a body extending in a longitudinal direction, a shell inlet port, a shell outlet port, and a positioning slot formed in the body. The pipe is seated in the body for sliding movement in the longitudinal direction, and includes a first passage and a second passage. The handle is connected to the pipe through the positioning slot, and is operable to move the pipe relative to the shell between a first position in which the shell inlet port is connected with the shell outlet port via the first passage, and a second position in which the second passage is connected with the shell inlet port and the shell outlet port is disconnected from the second passage.

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Dependent claims

An air distribution system for distributing an agricultural product, the air distribution system comprising:

a reservoir that holds the agricultural product;
a distribution tower operable to distribute the agricultural product;
a distribution line connected between the reservoir and the distribution tower and configured to direct the agricultural product from the reservoir toward the distribution tower;
a blower connected with the distribution line and configured to blow the agricultural product along the distribution line;
and
a diverter valve connected between the distribution line and the distribution tower, the diverter valve having an operating state in which the diverter valve directs the agricultural product toward the distribution tower, the diverter valve having a discharge state in which the diverter valve directs the agricultural product toward a discharge port different from the distribution tower.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Air distributor diverter valve

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Air distributor diverter valve

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Abstract

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