Ringed meter rollers and slide cutoff system
First Claim
1. An agricultural metering system, comprising:
- a meter roller configured to meter product from an agricultural product storage compartment to a product distribution system via rotation of the meter roller, wherein the meter roller comprises;
a first meter roller segment having a first plurality of flutes and corresponding first plurality of recesses;
a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first plurality of flutes of the first meter roller segment is axially separated from the second plurality of flutes of the second meter roller segment by a gap; and
a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein a width of the dividing ring is substantially equal to the gap, wherein the dividing ring comprises a circular profile on an outer circumference of the dividing ring, and wherein the dividing ring is configured to block the product from passing between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment.
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Abstract
A system includes an agricultural metering system with a meter roller configured to meter product from an agricultural product storage compartment to a product distribution system via rotation of the meter roller. The meter roller includes a first meter roller segment having a first plurality of flutes and corresponding recesses, and a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses. The flutes of the first meter roller segment are axially separated from the flutes of the second meter roller segment by a gap. The meter roller also includes a dividing ring disposed about the shaft and axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment. A width of the dividing ring is substantially equal to the gap.
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15 Claims
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1. An agricultural metering system, comprising:
a meter roller configured to meter product from an agricultural product storage compartment to a product distribution system via rotation of the meter roller, wherein the meter roller comprises; a first meter roller segment having a first plurality of flutes and corresponding first plurality of recesses; a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first plurality of flutes of the first meter roller segment is axially separated from the second plurality of flutes of the second meter roller segment by a gap; and a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein a width of the dividing ring is substantially equal to the gap, wherein the dividing ring comprises a circular profile on an outer circumference of the dividing ring, and wherein the dividing ring is configured to block the product from passing between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An agricultural metering system, comprising:
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a meter roller configured to meter product from an agricultural product storage compartment to a product distribution system via rotation of the meter roller, wherein the meter roller comprises; a first meter roller segment having a first plurality of flutes and corresponding first plurality of recesses; a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first plurality of flutes of the first meter roller segment is axially separated from the second plurality of flutes of the second meter roller segment by a gap; and a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein a width of the dividing ring is substantially equal to the gap; and a slide configured to selectively block at least a portion of the agricultural product flowing from the agricultural product storage compartment to the meter roller in response to sliding the slide along a longitudinal axis of the meter roller. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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