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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017

Filed:

Jan. 18, 2013
Applicant:

Cnh Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;

Inventors:

Ka Po Catherine Hui, Saskatoon, CA;

Darwin L. Zacharias, Saskatoon, CA;

Dennis G. Thompson, Saskatoon, CA;

Dennis W. Chahley, Saskatoon, CA;

Assignee:

CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/20 (2006.01); B65G 53/56 (2006.01); F16K 11/085 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/20 (2013.01); A01C 7/084 (2013.01); A01C 7/088 (2013.01); B65G 53/56 (2013.01); F16K 11/0853 (2013.01); F16K 37/0008 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0202 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8309 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86871 (2015.04);
Abstract

A rotary flow divider assembly is provided that includes a housing having an inlet passage configured to receive agricultural product, a first outlet passage configured to discharge the agricultural product, and a second outlet passage configured to discharge the agricultural product. The rotary flow divider assembly also includes a rotary valve selectively rotatable between a first position that facilitates flow of the agricultural product from the inlet passage to the first and second outlet passages, a second position that facilitates flow of the agricultural product from the inlet passage to the first outlet passage, and substantially blocks flow of the agricultural product from the inlet passage to the second outlet passage, and a third position that facilitates flow of the agricultural product from the inlet passage to the second outlet passage, and substantially blocks flow of the agricultural product from the inlet passage to the first outlet passage.


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