Invention Grant
- Patent Title: 3-way seed flow splitter for planters
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Application No.: US15412338Application Date: 2017-01-23
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Publication No.: US10251332B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Martin J. Roberge , Travis L. Harnetiaux , Chad M. Johnson , Marvin A. Prickel , Frank C. Legner, III
- Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Applicant Address: US PA New Holland
- Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US PA New Holland
- Agent Rebecca L. Henkel; Rickard K. DeMille
- Main IPC: A01C7/08
- IPC: A01C7/08 ; B65G53/52

Abstract:
A row crop planter has a pneumatic system for conveying seeds to individual row units employing three-way splitters above certain master row units for supplying seed to each master row unit and a pair of associated slave row units. Each three-row splitter has an upper inlet chamber of annular shape with an offset inlet coupled to a conveying hose for receiving an air entrained seed flow, and an annular passageway extending downwardly from the inlet chamber to an outlet for delivering seeds to the master unit below. A pair of laterally extending slave outlet conduits extend obliquely upward and each has a jumper hose connecting with an adjacent slave unit. The flow circulating within the annular region allows seeds to fall downwardly and air to spiral upwardly into a supplemental air conduit. An air bypass passageway conveys air flow from the supplemental air conduit toward the slave outlet conduits.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170142896A1 3-WAY SEED FLOW SPLITTER FOR PLANTERS Public/Granted day:2017-05-25
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