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US 9,303,920 B2Granted
Air diverting system for a seed drying bin
AssigneeBratney Companies
InventorsGreggory Owen Rivers, Daryl Dean Walkup
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Abstract
An air diverting system for a seed dryer bin having a duct connected to and in communication with openings in the seed bin and a fan. An airflow diverter assembly rotatably mounted within the duct and having a handle for rotating the assembly to a desired position.
Claims9
A flow diverting assembly for diverting air flow in a duct of a seed dryer, comprising:
- an air diverting wall connected to a pair of sidewalls;
- rotatable stub shafts connected to the sidewalls that extend through a wall of an air duct;
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- a handle connected to at least one stub shaft, wherein a first stop, a second stop, and a strike bar are mounted to the wall of the duct and positioned to engage the air diverting wall in selected positions.
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A drying system for a seed dryer bin, comprising:
- a seed bin having an upper and lower opening in an inside wall;
- a duct connected to and in communication with the upper and lower openings;
- a fan connected to and in communication with an intake opening in the duct;
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- an air flow diverter assembly positioned within and pivotally mounted to the duct, wherein the diverter assembly has an air diverting wall and sidewalls pivotally connected to a wall of the duct and a first stop, a second stop and a strike bar are mounted to the wall in the duct and positioned to engage the air diverting wall in selected positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.