Meter roller cartridge frame for an agricultural metering system
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsEthan Curtis Stephen Bent, Dennis W. Chahley, Dennis George Thompson, Gordon Anthony Engel
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Abstract
A method of configuring an agricultural metering system includes coupling one of a first meter roller cartridge frame and a second meter roller cartridge frame to a meter roller to form a meter roller cartridge. The first meter roller cartridge frame has one or more first openings having a first aggregate area, and the second meter roller cartridge frame has one or more second openings having a second aggregate area, different from the first aggregate area. The method includes engaging the meter roller cartridge with a meter box of the agricultural metering system.
Claims15
A method of configuring an agricultural metering system, comprising:
- coupling one of a first meter roller cartridge frame and a second meter roller cartridge frame to a meter roller to form a meter roller cartridge, wherein the first meter roller cartridge frame has one or more first openings having a first aggregate area, and the second meter roller cartridge frame has one or more second openings having a second aggregate area, different from the first aggregate area;
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- engaging the meter roller cartridge with a meter box of the agricultural metering system;
- wherein the first meter roller cartridge frame comprises a blocking portion configured to block material from entering a first segment of the meter roller;
- wherein one opening of the one or more second openings is configured to align with the first segment of the meter roller to enable the first segment of the meter roller to facilitate flow of the material;
- wherein the first meter roller cartridge frame comprises a slat configured to align with and substantially match a contour of a ring of the meter roller, the ring separates the first segment of the meter roller from a second segment of the meter roller, and the ring and the slat are configured to block the material from flowing between the first segment and the second segment along an axial direction.
A meter roller cartridge for an agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a frame having a first section configured to enable material to enter a meter roller within the frame and a second section configured to block material from entering the meter roller, wherein the first and second sections are configured to control flow of the material into the meter roller;
- wherein the second section is shaped to substantially match a circumferential profile of the meter roller.
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a meter roller having a first segment and a second segment;
- a first meter roller cartridge frame configured to rotatably support the meter roller, wherein the first meter roller cartridge frame comprises:
- a first section configured to enable flow of material into the first segment of the meter roller;
- a second section configured to block flow of the material into the second segment of the meter roller;
- a second meter roller cartridge frame configured to rotatably support the meter roller, wherein the second meter roller cartridge frame comprises:
- a third section configured to block flow of the material into the first segment of the meter roller;
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- a fourth section configured to enable flow of the material into the second segment of the meter roller;
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- wherein the meter roller is configured to be inserted into a selectable one of the first meter roller cartridge frame and the second meter roller cartridge frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.