Inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters
AssigneeCNH Industrial America LLC
InventorsMichael J. Connors, Chad M. Johnson, Marvin A. Prickel
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Abstract
An inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters. One inductor box includes a housing having a first side configured to receive an agricultural product from a tank. The first side has a sealable surface, and the sealable surface has plates attached thereto. The inductor box includes a first gasket disposed on the sealable surface and configured to establish a seal between the sealable surface and a corresponding surface of the tank. The plates are configured to extend through respective openings in the gasket, and to block compression of the first gasket beyond a desired compression limit.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing an inductor box, comprising:
- forming at least a portion of a housing of the inductor box from a single sheet of material;
- and
- forming a plurality of tabs on the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs is integrally formed on the single sheet of material;
- wherein the plurality of tabs is configured to block compression of a first gasket coupled to a first end of the housing beyond a first compression limit, and to block compression of a second gasket coupled to a second end of the housing beyond a second compression limit.
A method of manufacturing an inductor box, comprising:
- forming a housing having a first section configured to receive an agricultural product from a tank, wherein the first section includes a first sealable surface;
- and
- coupling a plurality of plates directly to the first sealable surface, wherein each plate of the plurality of plates is configured to extend through a respective opening in a first gasket to directly contact a corresponding surface of the tank, and the plurality of plates is configured to block compression of the first gasket beyond a first compression limit.
A method of manufacturing an inductor box, comprising:
- forming a housing having a first side and a first plurality of tabs, wherein the first side is configured to receive an airflow from an air supply, the first side has a first sealable surface, and the first plurality of tabs extends from the first sealable surface;
- and
- disposing a first gasket on the first sealable surface to establish a first seal between the first sealable surface and a corresponding surface of a first cover plate;
- wherein the first plurality of tabs is configured to abut the corresponding surface of the first cover plate to block compression of the first gasket beyond a first compression limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.