Solid distribution systems for an agricultural spreader
AssigneeAGCO Corporation
InventorsEvan Thomas Smith, David Pell
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Abstract
A solid distribution system of an agricultural spreader includes a product hopper configured to contain solid particulate material, a blower, a manifold coupled to the blower and having a plurality of outlets, at least one boom arm comprising a plurality of parallel rigid tubes configured to carry the solid particulate material and air from the blower, and a plurality of hoses. The manifold is configured to split air flow from the blower into flows through each of the plurality of outlets. Each valve is in fluid communication with one of the outlets and one of the rigid tubes, and each valve individually controls flow through a respective one of the rigid tubes. Vehicles having such solid distribution systems are also disclosed.
Claims10
A solid distribution system of an agricultural spreader, comprising:
- a product hopper configured to contain solid particulate material;
- at least one blower;
- at least one manifold coupled to the at least one blower and having a plurality of outlets, wherein the manifold is configured to split air flow from the at least one blower into flows through each of the plurality of outlets;
- a first boom arm and a second boom arm extending in opposing directions from the manifold, each boom arm comprising a plurality of parallel rigid tubes configured to carry the solid particulate material and air from the at least one blower;
- a plurality of valves, each valve in fluid communication with one of the outlets and one of the rigid tubes, wherein each valve individually controls flow through a respective one of the rigid tubes;
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- a distributor configured to pass the solid particulate material from the product hopper to the parallel rigid tubes without passing through the valves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.