Air/product flow splitting apparatus for use with product distribution system of an agricultural seeding machine
US8276530B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/082
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another splitter. The air/product mixture enters the inlet of the splitter along an angled downward flow path and exits a primary outlet, flow-coupled to the primary distribution channel, along a vertical downward flow path. Air/product flow is exhausted by a secondary outlet, which is flow-coupled to the secondary distribution channel, at an angled upward flow path. The velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is exhausted from the secondary outlet is at an acute angle relative to the velocity flow vector along which the air/product mixture is received by the inlet of the splitter.
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