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 a corresponding first plurality of recesses;
a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first profile, the second meter roller segment comprises a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile; and
a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first axial protrusion configured to engage an opening of the dividing ring.
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Abstract
A system includes an agricultural metering system 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 a corresponding first plurality of recesses, and a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses. The first meter roller segment includes a first profile, the second meter roller includes a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile. The system also has a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment.
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26 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 a corresponding first plurality of recesses; a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first profile, the second meter roller segment comprises a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile; and a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first axial protrusion configured to engage an opening of the dividing ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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 a corresponding first plurality of recesses; a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first profile, the second meter roller segment comprises a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile; and a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein the dividing ring comprises a circular profile on an outer circumference of the dividing ring, 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 (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 a corresponding first plurality of recesses; a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first profile, the second meter roller segment comprises a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile; a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment; and a gap between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, wherein the dividing ring is positioned within the gap such that the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment block the dividing ring from moving relative to the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, and wherein the dividing ring blocks product from moving between an end of each recess of the first plurality of recesses. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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 body comprising; a first meter roller segment having a first plurality of flutes and a corresponding first plurality of recesses; and a second meter roller segment having a second plurality of flutes and a corresponding second plurality of recesses, wherein the first meter roller segment comprises a first profile, the second meter roller segment comprises a second profile, and the first profile is different from the second profile; and a second body nonrotatably coupled to the first body, wherein the second body is configured to be driven by the product distribution system to cause the first body to rotate to distribute the product, wherein the second body comprises a dividing ring axially positioned between the first meter roller segment and the second meter roller segment, and wherein the first body is configured to be molded over the second body. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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