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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Agco Netherlands B.v., Hesston, KS (US);
Inventor:
Joris Jan Hiddema, Grubbenvorst, NL;
Assignee:
AGCO Netherlands B.V, Grubbenvorst, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/20 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); B05B 12/14 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); F16K 11/087 (2006.01); F16K 27/06 (2006.01); F04D 29/42 (2006.01); F04D 29/02 (2006.01); A01C 23/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 7/005 (2013.01); A01C 23/047 (2013.01); A01M 7/00 (2013.01); B05B 12/14 (2013.01); F04D 15/0016 (2013.01); F04D 29/026 (2013.01); F04D 29/4293 (2013.01); F16K 11/0873 (2013.01); F16K 27/067 (2013.01); Y10T 137/4259 (2015.04); Y10T 137/794 (2015.04); Y10T 137/85986 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86027 (2015.04);
Abstract
An agricultural sprayer comprises a pump system for conveying and distributing fluid between fluid sources and consumers. The pump system comprises a centrifugal pump and a multi-inlet ball valve located on a suction side of the pump. The centrifugal pump comprises an impeller that rotates on a pump axis. The ball valve comprises a ball that is rotatable around the pump axis to selectively connect the valve inlets to the pump. The pump comprises a pump casing that is provided together with a portion of a ball valve casing by a unitary casting.