Metering member and method of mounting the same
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsElijah B. Garner, Stanley R. Borkgren
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Abstract
A seed metering system for metering a plurality of seeds includes a meter housing having a first side and a second side. A seed inlet is positioned at the first side and an aperture is positioned at the second side. The seed metering system further includes a hub mounted within the aperture, a retaining member located at the hub, and a metering member positioned on the hub. The metering member compressively engages the retaining member.
Claims17
A method of mounting a metering member to a hub within a meter housing, the method comprising:
- positioning an aperture of the metering member about a head of the hub;
- and compressing a retaining member mounted to the hub within the aperture of the metering member,
- wherein the retaining member comprises one of an O-ring or a C-ring, the method further comprising placing the one of the O-ring or the C-ring into an annular channel of the hub, wherein compressing the retaining member includes compressing the one of the O-ring or the C-ring within the annular channel.
A metering member for mounting in a meter housing of a seeding system, the metering member comprising:
- a plate defined by a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an axial thickness therebetween;
- a plurality of seed openings extending from the first side to the second side;
- and a central aperture defining an axis of rotation and having a varied diameter from the first side to the second side of the plate,
- wherein the varied diameter of the central aperture includes a minimum diameter, and wherein the varied diameter monotonically increases from the minimum diameter to the first side of the plate, and
- wherein the varied diameter monotonically increases from the minimum diameter to the second side of the plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.