Agricultural product delivery system and method
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorDennis George Thompson
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Abstract
An agricultural product delivery system includes a flow control system defining a first channel and a second channel. A first flow regulation device is positioned within the first channel. A second flow regulation device is positioned within the second channel. An air source is positioned upstream of the flow control system and is fluidly coupled with the flow control system. A computing system is communicatively coupled to the flow control system. The computing system is configured to receive an input to alter the first airstream within the first channel to a third airstream and alter at least one of the flow control system or the air source to maintain the second airstream through the second channel while the third airstream is provided to the first channel.
Claims14
An agricultural product delivery system comprising:
- a flow control system defining a first channel and a second channel;
- a first flow regulation device positioned within the first channel;
- a second flow regulation device positioned within the second channel;
- an air source positioned upstream of the flow control system and fluidly coupled with the flow control system;
- a first distribution line positioned downstream of the flow control system and fluidly coupled with the first channel of the flow control system;
- a second distribution line positioned downstream of the flow control system and fluidly coupled with the second channel of the flow control system, wherein the second distribution line receives a second airstream from the second channel;
- a first meter configured to regulate the flow of an agricultural product from one or more storage tanks into the first distribution line downstream of the flow control system;
- a second meter configured to regulate the flow of the agricultural product from the one or more storage tanks into the second distribution line downstream of the flow control system;
- a first ground engaging tool operably coupled with the first distribution line downstream of the first meter;
- a second ground engaging tool operably coupled with the second distribution line downstream of the second meter;
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- a computing system communicatively coupled to the flow control system, the computing system being configured to:
- receive an input to alter a first airstream within the first channel to a third airstream;
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- alter at least one of the flow control system or the air source to maintain the second airstream through the second channel while the third airstream is provided to the first channel, wherein the first distribution line receives the first airstream and the third airstream from the first channel.
A method for an agricultural operation, the method comprising:
- producing an airflow from an air source;
- forming a first airstream through a first channel of an air distribution assembly and a second airstream through a second channel of the air distribution assembly from the airflow;
- receiving an input, through a computing system, to alter the first airstream through the first channel to a third airstream, the input configured to vary an application rate of a first ground engaging tool from a second ground engaging tool;
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- manipulating, with the computing system, at least one of the air source or the air distribution assembly to maintain the second airstream through the second channel of the air distribution assembly while providing the third airstream through the first channel.
An agricultural product delivery system comprising:
- an implement;
- a flow control system operably coupled with the implement, the flow control system defining a first channel and a second channel, wherein a first flow regulation device is positioned within the first channel;
- an air source positioned upstream of the flow control system and fluidly coupled with the flow control system;
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- a computing system communicatively coupled to the flow control system, the computing system being configured to:
- receive an input to alter a position of the first flow regulation device, the input configured to vary an application rate of a first ground engaging tool from a second ground engaging tool for various purposes based on the implement traversing a turning condition;
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- alter an amount of airflow produced by the air source in response to the altering the position of the first flow regulation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.