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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Applicant:
The Toro Company, Bloomington, MN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas M. Rich, Lebanon, IN (US);
Assignee:
THE TORO COMPANY, Bloomington, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 17/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/00 (2018.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01); A01C 15/00 (2006.01); A01C 15/06 (2006.01); A01C 23/04 (2006.01); A01C 19/02 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); B05B 9/06 (2006.01); B05B 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 17/008 (2013.01); A01C 15/005 (2013.01); A01C 15/06 (2013.01); A01C 17/001 (2013.01); A01C 17/005 (2013.01); A01C 19/02 (2013.01); A01C 21/00 (2013.01); A01C 21/005 (2013.01); A01C 23/007 (2013.01); A01C 23/047 (2013.01); B05B 9/06 (2013.01); B05B 12/00 (2013.01); B05B 12/081 (2013.01);
Abstract
A metering system and method of operating fertilizer distribution equipment, such as a spreader-sprayer, is described that includes monitoring revolution data for opposing left and right wheels with left and right sensors. A controller controls an actuator's operation to operably regulate the output of a liquid and/or solid fertilizer product. The fertilizer output is based at least in part on the revolution data and a fertilizer unit-per-area input.