EXHAUST WEBBING FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT TANK

• US 20140190381A1
• Filed: 01/09/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blue Leaf IP Incorporated (CNH Industrial N.V.)
• Original Assignee: CNH America Llc (CNH Industrial N.V.)
• Inventors: Johnson, Chad M., Long, Scott A., Prickel, Marvin A., MacDonald, Grant T., Connors, Michael J., Roszman, Joshua J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,185,842 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 111/176
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 15/006 Hoppers
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/081 Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic means
• CPC Class Codes: A01C 7/084 Pneumatic distribution heads for seeders

Abstract

A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement including an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, in which at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly, and the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into an inductor box positioned beneath the exhaust opening.

Claims

1. A seed tank assembly for an agricultural implement comprising:

an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, wherein at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly, and

the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into an inductor box positioned beneath the exhaust opening.

2. The seed tank assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one webbing is curved.

3. The seed tank assembly of claim 1, wherein the exhaust opening is substantially rectangular.

4. The seed tank assembly of claim 3, wherein the at least one aperture is substantially rectangular.

5. The seed tank assembly of claim 4, wherein a width of the at least one webbing is about 30 mm to about 40 mm across.

6. The seed tank assembly of claim 1, wherein each aperture is formed by trimming material of the seed tank assembly.

7. The seed tank assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one webbing is configured to flex in response to pressurization of the tank to dislodge seeds on an upper surface of the at least one webbing.

8. An agricultural implement comprising:

a seed tank assembly for the agricultural implement comprising an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, wherein at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, and the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly; and

an inductor box coupled to the seed tank assembly and configured to receive seeds from the seed tank assembly,

wherein the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into the inductor box.

9. The agricultural implement of claim 8, wherein the at least one webbing is curved.

10. The agricultural implement of claim 8, wherein the exhaust opening is substantially rectangular.

11. The agricultural implement of claim 10, wherein the at least one aperture is substantially rectangular.

12. The agricultural implement of claim 11, wherein a width of the at least one webbing is about 30 mm to about 40 mm across.

13. The agricultural implement of claim 8, wherein the at least one webbing is configured to flex in response to pressurization of the tank to dislodge seeds on an upper surface of the at least one webbing.

14. The agricultural implement of claim 13, wherein each aperture is formed by trimming material of the seed tank assembly.

15. An agricultural implement comprising:

a seed tank assembly for the agricultural implement comprising an exhaust opening configured to exhaust seeds from the seed tank assembly, wherein at least one webbing extends across the exhaust opening forming a plurality of apertures, and the at least one webbing is integrally molded into the seed tank assembly; and

a pneumatic distribution system coupled to the seed tank assembly configured to pneumatically distribute seeds throughout the agricultural implement,

wherein the at least one webbing is configured to provide structural support to the seed tank assembly and to reduce seed head pressure into an inductor box of the pneumatic distribution system.

16. The agricultural implement of claim 15, wherein the at least one webbing is curved.

17. The agricultural implement of claim 15, wherein the exhaust opening is substantially rectangular.

18. The agricultural implement of claim 17, wherein a width of the at least one webbing is about 30 mm to about 40 mm across.

19. The agricultural implement of claim 15, wherein the at least one aperture is substantially rectangular.

20. The agricultural implement of claim 19, wherein the at least one webbing is configured to flex in response to pressurization of the tank to dislodge seeds on an upper surface of the at least one webbing.