Sprayer system
AssigneePrecision Planting LLC
InventorsLuke J. STUBER, Tristan HERMANN, Jason J. STOLLER, Chad E. PLATTNER
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sprayer system comprising: a first liquid line; a second liquid line; a liquid storage tank, which is in fluid communication with the first liquid line; an apparatus, which is in fluid communication with the second liquid line; at least one auxiliary tank in fluid communication with the apparatus; wherein the liquid storage tank is in fluid communication with the apparatus; and wherein the first liquid line and the second liquid line are in fluid communication with at least one row. The sprayer system can be used to apply one chemical to an entire field and selectively apply an additional chemical to individual locations in the field.
Claims20
An agricultural sprayer comprising:
- (a) a first chemical supply tank;
- (b) a product pump configured to pump a broadcast chemical from the first liquid solution tank to plumbing on a boom for broadcast spraying;
- (c) a second chemical supply tank;
- (d) an injection pump configured to pump a selective spray chemical from the second liquid solution tank to plumbing on a boom for selective spraying;
- and
- (e) a mixing chamber for mixing the broadcast chemical and the selective spray chemical prior to spraying.
An agricultural spraying system comprising:
- (a) a first tank;
- (b) a first pump in communication with the first tank;
- (c) a first set of spray nozzles in fluidic communication with the first pump;
- (d) a second tank;
- (e) a second pump in communication with the second tank;
- (f) a mixing chamber in fluidic communication with the first pump and the second pump;
- and
- (g) a second set of spray nozzles in fluidic communication with the mixing chamber.
A multiple application spraying system comprising:
- (a) a broadcast spraying system comprising:
- (i) a first tank;
- (ii) a first pump in communication with the first tank;
- and
- (iii) a first set of spray nozzles in communication with the first pump;
- (b) a selective spraying system comprising:
- (i) a second tank;
- (ii) a second pump in communication with the second tank;
- (iii) a mixing chamber in communication with the first pump and the second pump;
- and
- (iv) a second set of spray nozzles in communication with the mixing chamber;
- and
- (c) a control system configured to selective control the first pump, the second pump, the first set of spray nozzles and the second set of spray nozzles based on a detected field condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.