Flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system

A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system, comprising:

• a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position via rotation of the first gate control shaft;
• a second gate control shaft configured to drive a second gate of the seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position via rotation of the second gate control shaft;
• a third gate control shaft configured to drive a third gate of the seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position via rotation of the third gate control shaft;
• a handle configured to selectively engage each of a first engagement portion of the first gate control shaft, a second engagement portion of the second gate control shaft, and a third engagement portion of the third gate control shaft, wherein the handle is configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate while the handle is engaged with the first engagement portion, the handle is configured to drive the second gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a third position that corresponds to the open position of the second gate and a fourth position that corresponds to the closed position of the second gate while the handle is engaged with the second engagement portion, and the handle is configured to drive the third gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a fifth position that corresponds to the open position of the third gate and a sixth position that corresponds to the closed position of the third gate;
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• a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first engagement portion at least while the handle is in the first position, to enable the handle to be released from the first engagement portion at least while the handle is in the second position, to secure the handle to the second engagement portion at least while the handle is in the third position, to enable the handle to be released from the second engagement portion at least while the handle is in the fourth position, to secure the handle to the third engagement portion at least while the handle is in the fifth position, and to enable the handle to be released from the third engagement portion at least while the handle is in the sixth position.

A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system comprising:

• a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position via rotation of the first gate control shaft;
• a second gate control shaft configured to drive a second gate of the seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position via rotation of the second gate control shaft;
• an engagement feature non-rotatably coupled to the first gate control shaft or the second gate control shaft and movable along a respective gate control shaft, wherein the engagement feature is configured to block rotation of the respective gate control shaft while the engagement feature is engaged and to facilitate rotation of the respective gate control shaft while the engagement feature is disengaged, and the engagement feature is configured to disengage via translation in a longitudinal direction relative to the respective gate control shaft;
• a handle configured to selectively engage each of a first engagement portion of the first gate control shaft and a second engagement portion of the second gate control shaft, wherein the handle is configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate while the handle is engaged with the first engagement portion, and the handle is configured to drive the second gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a third position that corresponds to the open position of the second gate and a fourth position that corresponds to the closed position of the second gate while the handle is engaged with the second engagement portion;
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• a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first engagement portion at least while the handle is in the first position, to enable the handle to be released from the first engagement portion at least while the handle is in the second position, to secure the handle to the second engagement portion at least while the handle is in the third position, and to enable the handle to be released from the second engagement portion at least while the handle is in the fourth position.