Patent ID: 11963476
Assignee: INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A method of agricultural section control, the method comprising:
determining a location of a spreader machine in a field relative to treated portions of the field, the spreader machine comprising a sectional control funnel box having:
a manifold including a plurality of chutes extending through the manifold;
a funnel mechanism mounted to the manifold at a pivot point and pivotally movable about the pivot point relative to the manifold, the funnel mechanism including a plurality of supply sections configured to direct material from an upper receiving opening to select ones of the plurality of chutes; and
an actuator connected to the funnel mechanism and configured to drive the funnel mechanism between a first position, where a first one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving opening, and a second position, where a second one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving opening;

generating a section control command based on the determined location of the spreader machine and providing the section control command to the actuator;
using the actuator to pivot the funnel mechanism relative to the manifold to move the funnel mechanism to a desired position based on the section control command; and
directing, by the funnel mechanism, the material to select dispense lines extending laterally from the spreader machine along a boom of the spreader machine.