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US 11,767,103 B2Granted
Electric servo dump gate system on a crop duster
OwnerTroy Reabeinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an Electric servo system which controls and automates gate openings based on GPS speed and position data that results in precise and reliable modern variable and constant rate application. The Electric servo system also allows for Mechanical gate linkages to remain intact, resulting in few changes to the aircraft and redundancy of emergency components. A Mechanical input connect/disconnect is used to effortlessly transfer between the automated Electric servo system and the Mechanical gate system.
Claims22
A dump gate system on a crop duster with a dump gate, comprising:
- a powered gate system connectable to the dump gate, the powered gate system comprises a back-drivable servo motor, and an electric gate controller;
- and,
- a mechanical gate system with disconnect connectable to the dump gate, the mechanical gate system with disconnect comprises a series of cranks and linkages, and a mechanical pilot disconnect, wherein the back-drivable servo motor is capable of being back-driven by operation of the mechanical pilot disconnect to enable the mechanical gate system to open the dump gate and while the powered gate system is connected to the dump gate.
A dump gate system on a crop duster with a dump gate, comprising:
- a powered gate system connectable to the dump gate, the powered gate system comprises a back-drivable servo, and an electric gate controller;
- a mechanical gate system with disconnect connectable to the dump gate, the mechanical gate system with disconnect comprises a series of cranks and linkages, and a mechanical pilot disconnect;
- and,
- wherein:
- (i) the back-drivable servo is capable of being back-driven without a clutch, without a bypass, without an unlock, and without disconnecting the back-drivable servo, and
- (ii) the mechanical gate system is connected to the dump gate to open the dump gate.
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