Metering apparatuses for sectional control
First Claim
1. A metering apparatus for distributing an agricultural product, comprising:
- a meterbox configured for association with a hopper for receiving agricultural product from the hopper;
a rotatable meter roller disposed within an enclosed chamber in the meterbox, the rotating meter roller configured to deliver the agricultural product at a regulated rate from the hopper through the chamber to a product distribution line; and
,stopping means for selectively stopping delivery of the agricultural product to the product distribution line, the stopping means comprising a disengagement structure for disengaging the agricultural product from the meter roller while the meter roller continues to rotate, and the disengagement structure comprising the meter roller moveable within the enclosed chamber between a lowered product engaging position and a raised product disengaging position with the meter roller remaining in the enclosed chamber in the raised product disengaging position.
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Abstract
A metering apparatus for distributing an agricultural product in a field has a meterbox configured for association with a hopper for receiving agricultural product from the hopper. A rotatable metering element is disposed within a chamber in the meterbox, and the rotating metering element is configured to deliver the agricultural product at a regulated rate from the hopper through the chamber to a product distribution line. Delivery of the agricultural product to the product distribution line may be selectively stopped by a disengagement structure for disengaging the agricultural product from the meter roller while the meter roller continues to rotate. The disengagement structure may comprise the meter roller moveable between a lowered product engaging position and a raised product disengaging position.
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12 Claims
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1. A metering apparatus for distributing an agricultural product, comprising:
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a meterbox configured for association with a hopper for receiving agricultural product from the hopper; a rotatable meter roller disposed within an enclosed chamber in the meterbox, the rotating meter roller configured to deliver the agricultural product at a regulated rate from the hopper through the chamber to a product distribution line; and
,stopping means for selectively stopping delivery of the agricultural product to the product distribution line, the stopping means comprising a disengagement structure for disengaging the agricultural product from the meter roller while the meter roller continues to rotate, and the disengagement structure comprising the meter roller moveable within the enclosed chamber between a lowered product engaging position and a raised product disengaging position with the meter roller remaining in the enclosed chamber in the raised product disengaging position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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