Horizontal product distribution system using static baffles in a distributor

• Main Authors: Roberge, Martin J, Denis, Joel, Ruppert, Rex L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.10.2020
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CONVEYING; FERTILISING; FISHING; FORESTRY; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING, DISPERSING; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PLANTING; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; SOWING; STORING; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING

The present invention is directed to an applicator having an agricultural product mechanical and/or pneumatic conveying system which transfers particulate material from one or more source containers to application equipment on demand, and meters the material at the application equipment. The conveying system includes a static distributor interconnecting the supply lines of the conveying system with the distribution lines connected to the individual nozzles. The static distributor includes internal structures that effectively divert the incoming particulate material evenly across the interior of the static distributor such that the particulate material is evenly distributed into each of the distribution lines. The static distributor accomplishes this without the need for any moving parts or control systems/devices. In addition, damage done to the particulate material flowing through the distributor is not high, and the operation of the distributor creates a lower pressure drop across the distributor than prior art vertical distributors.