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Flow control system for an agricultural product application system

  • US 10,159,177 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2016
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An agricultural product application system for an agricultural vehicle, comprising:

  • a belt configured to convey agricultural product;

    a drive roll configured to drive the belt;

    a flow control system configured to receive the agricultural product from the belt, wherein the flow control system comprises a plurality of gates and a plurality of actuators, each gate of the plurality of gates is configured to control a respective flow of the agricultural product to at least one respective output of the agricultural product application system based at least in part on a position of the gate relative to the belt, and each actuator of the plurality of actuators is coupled to at least one respective gate of the plurality of gates to control the position of the at least one respective gate relative to the belt; and

    a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of actuators, wherein the controller is configured to instruct each actuator of the plurality of actuators to control the position of the at least one respective gate relative to the belt based at least in part on a speed of the agricultural vehicle, a turning radius of the agricultural vehicle, a prescription map, a field map, or a combination thereof,wherein the plurality of gates comprises at least three gates, the plurality of actuators comprises at least three actuators, a first gate of the at least three gates is disposed between a second gate of the at least three gates and a third gate of the at least three gates, and the controller is configured to instruct the at least three actuators to position the first gate at an intermediate distance above the belt relative to the second gate and the third gate and position the second gate above the third gate.

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