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

Claim 11:
12. A sectional control system comprising:
a product bin disposed on an agricultural spreader and configured to store particulate material;
a boom extending laterally from the agricultural spreader;
a first dispensing line and a second dispensing line extending along the boom, the first dispensing line providing the particulate material to a first dispensing point and the second dispensing line providing the particulate material to a second dispensing point;
a conveyor configured to draw material from the product bin;
a sectional control funnel box mounted to receive the material from the conveyor, the sectional control funnel box comprising:
an upper receiving opening positioned to receive the material from the conveyor;
a manifold disposed below the upper receiving opening and including a plurality of chutes extending through the manifold;
a funnel mechanism disposed between the upper receiving opening and the manifold, wherein the funnel mechanism is mounted to the manifold at a pivot point and pivotally movable about the pivot point relative to the manifold, and the funnel mechanism includes a plurality of supply sections configured to direct material from the 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, in which a first one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving opening, and a second position, in which a second one of the plurality of supply sections is aligned with the upper receiving opening.