Modular meter roller cartridge
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsJoel John Octave Gervais, James Wayne Henry, Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent
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Abstract
An agricultural metering system includes a modular meter roller cartridge. The modular meter roller cartridge includes a meter roller. The modular meter roller cartridge further includes a housing rotatably supporting the meter roller. The housing is configured to selectively engage a meter box of the agricultural metering system to support the meter roller within the meter box while the housing is engaged with the meter box, and to selectively disengage the meter box.
Claims19
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a modular meter roller cartridge, comprising:
- a meter roller;
- and
- a housing rotatably supporting the meter roller, wherein the housing is configured to selectively engage a meter box of the agricultural metering system to support the meter roller within the meter box while the housing is engaged with the meter box, and to selectively disengage the meter box;
- wherein the modular meter roller cartridge comprises a releasable bearing coupler configured to selectively couple the meter roller to the housing;
- wherein the releasable bearing coupler comprises a locking segment configured to selectively interlock with a locking feature of the housing to couple the meter roller to the housing.
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a modular meter roller cartridge, comprising:
- a meter roller;
- and
- a housing rotatably supporting the meter roller, wherein the housing is configured to selectively engage a meter box of the agricultural metering system to support the meter roller within the meter box while the housing is engaged with the meter box, and to selectively disengage the meter box, wherein the housing comprises a dividing slat configured to align with a meter roller ring while the meter roller is disposed within the housing, and the dividing slat and meter roller ring are configured to block product flow along the meter roller in a longitudinal direction.
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a meter box having an opening;
- and
- a modular meter roller cartridge configured to be inserted within the opening, wherein the modular meter roller cartridge comprises:
- a meter roller;
- and
- a housing rotatably supporting the meter roller, wherein the housing is configured to be selectively disposed within the meter box to support the meter roller within the meter box, and to be selectively removed from the meter box, and wherein a first cross-sectional shape of the housing substantially corresponds to a second cross-sectional shape of the opening to facilitate insertion and removal of the modular meter roller cartridge from the meter box;
- wherein the housing comprises a dividing slat configured to interfere with a dividing ring of the meter roller to block product flow along the meter roller in a longitudinal direction.
An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a meter box having an opening;
- and
- a modular meter roller cartridge configured to be inserted within the opening, wherein the modular meter roller cartridge comprises:
- a meter roller;
- and
- a housing rotatably supporting the meter roller, wherein the housing is configured to be selectively disposed within the meter box to support the meter roller within the meter box, and to be selectively removed from the meter box, and wherein a first cross-sectional shape of the housing substantially corresponds to a second cross-sectional shape of the opening to facilitate insertion and removal of the modular meter roller cartridge from the meter box;
- wherein the housing comprises locking notches configured to interlock with a locking segment of a releasable bearing coupler to secure the meter roller to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.