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Conveyor positioning system for an air cart in an agricultural seeder

US7500814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2005
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S414/133
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An air cart for use in an agricultural seeder includes a frame; a material tank carried by the frame; an arm pivotally coupled with the frame; a conveyor coupled with the arm for conveying material to the tank; and a hydraulic positioning system coupled with the conveyor for automatically moving the conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of predetermined positions.

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