Pheumatic delivery system for application implement using multiple metering devices
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsMartin J. Roberge, Rex L. Ruppert
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Abstract
A pneumatic delivery system for particulate agricultural products includes one or more compartment for containing and supplying one or more particulate product. An inductor assembly separately receives and fluidizes the particulate products and conveys the fluidized products to a metering assembly. The metering assembly separately meters each of the product flows and transfers the metered flows to one or more delivery units for applying the products. The pneumatic delivery system can be used on various implements, including planters and applicators for applying seeds, fertilizer, pesticides and other products.
Claims20
A pneumatic agricultural product delivery system, comprising:
- at least one particulate material supply compartment;
- at least one particle delivery unit for applying particulate material from the supply compartment;
- a metering assembly providing a metered flow of particulate material from the at least one particulate material supply compartment to the at least one particle delivery unit;
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- an inductor assembly having a pneumatic source, a flow connection to the at least one particulate material supply compartment for receiving particulate material from the at least one compartment, and an outlet conduit providing an entrained flow of air and particulate material to the metering assembly.
A method of delivering at least one particulate agricultural product from at least one compartment containing the at least one product to a particle delivering unit applying the particle in a field, comprising:
- supplying the at least one particulate agricultural product from the at least one compartment to an inductor assembly;
- fluidizing the at least one product in the inductor assembly;
- conveying the at least one fluidized product to a metering device;
- metering the at least one conveyed product in the metering device to provide a metered flow of the at least one product;
- transferring the metered flow of the at least one product to the particle delivering unit;
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- applying the transferred at least one product in an agricultural field.
An agricultural applicator implement for applying particulate material in an agricultural field, comprising:
- a tank for containing the particulate material;
- an inductor assembly receiving particulate material from the tank;
- an outlet conduit from the inductor assembly;
- a metering assembly connected to the outlet conduit downstream from the inductor assembly;
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- a particulate delivery unit receiving metered flow of particulate material from the metering assembly and applying the particulate material in an agricultural field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.