CA2416677A1 - Portable boom for agricultural machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention is a portable boom and is a lifting device attached to an agricultural machine used for carrying and distributing particulate material like seed, fertilizer or other granular products that are used in the agricultural industry. These agricultural machines are commonly called air carts, air seeders or air drifts. The portable boom is used to tiff mini-bulk bags or containers from their storage location or from a transport vehicle used to carry the bags or containers to the location of the air cart in the field. After the bags or containers have been lifted off the transport vehicle, they can be located over the intake end of the portable loading device on the air cart, typically an auger. As another option, the bags or containers can be located over the filling hole at the top of the tank(s) of the air cart. When it is desired to clean out remaining seed from the air cart, the portable boom can be used to position the bag or container under the discharge of the auger as it is used to unload the product from the tank of the air cart. The portable boom is designed to put minimal stresses on the air cart to which it is attached.
Description
PORTABLE BOOM FOR AGRiCii~ T URAL iriACHINE
The invention relates to a portable boom that is a lifting device attached to an agricultural machine used for carrying and distributing particulate material like seed, fertilizer or other granular products typically used in the agricultural industry.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Air seeders, air drills and air planters are commonly used in agriculture for planting, fertilizing and applying other granular products. These units typically consist of one or more tanks or tank compartments used for carrying particulate material. If the air seeder, air drill or air planter has a separate towed unit with tank and wheels for carrying the product, that portion of the planting machine is sometimes referred to as an air cart. Most seed, fertilizer and other granular products are brought out to the field in bulk with a truck, trailer or wagon. Most air carts are equipped with an auger or elevator that is used to load the tank(s). In addition, on some air carts, the auger or elevator is used to unload the air cart.
One means of handling seed or other granular product is with mini-bulk bags or containers that typically weigh 1200 kilograms or more. These are especially useful for pedigreed seed where smaller quantities of seed must remain separate and pure. These bags are typicatiy loaded at the farmyard with a front-end-loader on a tractor or the like. Modem farms continue to expand and be spread over greater distances and it is often very inconvenient to take the front-end-loader tractor to ail of the remote field locations.
Some of the seeds of dry beans such as pinto beans, pink beans, etc are very delicate and handling must be kept to a minimum to avoid seed damage. With these seeds, even if the air cart is equipped with a loading auger, it may be desired to not use the auger due to seed damage. It would therefore be advantageous to lift the bag up above the fill opening of the air cart tank and discharge the seeds directly from the bag into the tank of the air cart. Most front-end-loader tractors are not designed to locate the bags or containers above the fill opening located at the top of the air cart tank.
Many air carts are equipped with a loading auger that is attached to the air cart. These devices are used for loading bulk granular product from a truck, trailer or wagon into the air cart. They are also useful for applying and mixing various seed treatments such as inoculants and pesticides with the seed as the seed is being augered and prior to the seed being discharged into the fill opening in the top of the air cart. By locating the bag or container of seed over the intake of the auger, seed treatments can be applied to the seed as it is discharged from the bottom of the bag info the auger inlet.
On most air carts equipped with an auger, the auger can be used as a loading auger and an unloading auger. When it is time to switch a tank from one product to another, it would be advantageous if the small amount of product left in the tank could be unloaded into a mini-bulk bag. Small portable booms have been mounted on agricultural equipment but are not capable of safely handling the weights and heights required to properly handle mini-bulk bags or seed containers of similar weight.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a portable boom and is a lifting device attached to an air seeder, air drill, air planter, pneumatic fertilizer applicator or air cart commonly used in agriculture for planting, fertilizing and applying other granular products. The portable boom may have a support foot that is lowered to the ground during any lifting operation to stabilize the portable boom and minimize stresses in the frame of the air cart. The portable boom contains a rotatable boom that can be rotated about a vertical axis. The portable boom also has a lifting boom that can lift the bags or containers by raising and lowering the lifting boom or by actuating a lifting cable supported by the lifting boom. The portable boom is capable of lifting mini-bulk bags or containers of seed, fertilizer or pesticide either from a storage location or from the deck of a transport vehicle used to transport the bags or containers to the air cart. Air carts typically have a fill opening in the top of each of the tanks. The portable boom can be used to locate the bags or containers over the filling hole at the top of the tank(s~ of the air cart. Many air carts are equipped with an auger that is attached to the air cart. The auger is used for loading bulk granular product from a truck, trailer or wagon into the air cart. In addition, they are also useful for applying and mixing various seed treatments such as inoculants and pesticides. By locating the mini-bulk bag or container of seed over the intake of the auger, seed treatments can be applied to the seed as it is discharged from the bottom of the bag into the auger inlet. The treatment is mixed with the seed as the product is being augered up into the air cart tank.
On most air carts the augers are also used to unload granular product out of the tanks.
The portable boom allows the product being unloaded from the tank to be discharged into a mini-bulk bag or container.
In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a side view of an air cart complete with auger and portable boom, both in stored position.
Fig. 2 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger and portable boom, both in stored position.
Fig. 3 is a front view of an air cart complete with an auger in stored position and a portable boom in a lower lifting position.
Fig. 4 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in a stored position and a portable boom in a raised lifting position.
Fig. 5 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in a loading position and a portable boom positioning the bag over intake end of auger.
Fig. 6 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in the unloading position and a portable boom positioning the bag under the discharge end of auger.
Fig. 7 is a side view of an air cart complete with an auger and a portable boom, cable version, in the stored position.
., DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention illustrated portable boom 4 is attached to an air cart 1. The air cart 1 typicatty has one or more tanks 2, each with a fill opening 3 and a discharge opening 21. 1n addition the air cart 1 typically has an auger 15 with an inlet 16 and a discharge 17.
The portable boom 4 has a main mast 22 attached to the air cart 1. Rotatable boom 5 is pivotally attached to the main mast 22 with a vertical axis 6. The rotatabte boom 5 is rotated about axis 6 by actuator 7. Lift boom 8 is pivotally attached to the rotatable boom 5 by axis 9. Lifting bum 8 is raised and towered with actuator 14. The outer extremity of the lifting boom 8 is attached to the bag or container 19 and the bag or container 19 is lifted off the transport vehicle 20 as shown in fig. 3.
In order to not put undue strain on the air cart 1, the portable boom 4 has a support foot 13 that is lowered to the ground whenever lifting a bag 19 as shown in fig. 3.
The support foot is raised and lowered by actuater14.
After attaching the bag 19 to the outer extremity of lift boom 8, the bag 19 can be lifted and positioned above the tank fill opening 3. The contents of the bag 19 can then be discharged into the tank 2 through the tank felt opening 3.
When the auger 15 is used to auger the product into the tank fill opening 3, the bag 19 is positioned over the auger intake 16 as shown in fig.5. When product is removed from the tank 2 through the tank discharge opening 21 it falls into the auger intake 1fi of the auger 15 as shown in frg. 6. The bag 19 is positioned under the auger discharge 17 by the portable boom.
An alternate embodiment of the invention is shown in fig. 7. Portable boom 4 is attached to an air cart 1. The air cart 1 typically has one or more tanks 2. each with a fill opening 3 and a discharge opening 21. In addition the air cart 1 typically has an auger 15 with an inlet 16 and a discharge 17.
The portable boom 4 has a main mast 22 attached to the air cart 1. Rotatable boom 5 is pivotally attached to the main mast 22 with a vertical axis 6. The rotatable boom 5 is rotated about axis 6 by actuator 7. Boom 11 is rigidly attached to the rotatable boom 5. A
cable winch 12 is used to activate a cable 23 over the end of boom 11 and down to the top of the bag 19.
In order to not put undue strain on the air cart 1, the portable boom 4 has a support foot 13 that is lowered to the ground whenever lifting a bag 19. The support foot is raised and towered by actuatert4.
Functions of the alternate configuration are similar to the particularly advantageous embodiment for lifting and positioning the bag I9.
Elements numbered on figs:
1. Air Cart 13. Support Foot 2. Tank 14. Actuator for Support Foot 3. Tank Fill opening 15. Auger 4. Portable Boom 16. Auger Intake 5. Rotatable Boom 17. Auger Discharge 6. Pivot for Rotatabte Boom 18. Wheels 7. Actuator for Rotatable 19. Bag or Container Boom 20. Storage Pallet or Transport 8. Lift Boom Vehicle for Bag or Container 9. Pivot for Lift Boom 21. Tank discharge opening . Actuator for Lift Boom 22. Main Mast 11 . Boom for Lift Cable 23. Cable 12 . Actuator for Lift Cable David R. Hundeby
The invention relates to a portable boom that is a lifting device attached to an agricultural machine used for carrying and distributing particulate material like seed, fertilizer or other granular products typically used in the agricultural industry.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Air seeders, air drills and air planters are commonly used in agriculture for planting, fertilizing and applying other granular products. These units typically consist of one or more tanks or tank compartments used for carrying particulate material. If the air seeder, air drill or air planter has a separate towed unit with tank and wheels for carrying the product, that portion of the planting machine is sometimes referred to as an air cart. Most seed, fertilizer and other granular products are brought out to the field in bulk with a truck, trailer or wagon. Most air carts are equipped with an auger or elevator that is used to load the tank(s). In addition, on some air carts, the auger or elevator is used to unload the air cart.
One means of handling seed or other granular product is with mini-bulk bags or containers that typically weigh 1200 kilograms or more. These are especially useful for pedigreed seed where smaller quantities of seed must remain separate and pure. These bags are typicatiy loaded at the farmyard with a front-end-loader on a tractor or the like. Modem farms continue to expand and be spread over greater distances and it is often very inconvenient to take the front-end-loader tractor to ail of the remote field locations.
Some of the seeds of dry beans such as pinto beans, pink beans, etc are very delicate and handling must be kept to a minimum to avoid seed damage. With these seeds, even if the air cart is equipped with a loading auger, it may be desired to not use the auger due to seed damage. It would therefore be advantageous to lift the bag up above the fill opening of the air cart tank and discharge the seeds directly from the bag into the tank of the air cart. Most front-end-loader tractors are not designed to locate the bags or containers above the fill opening located at the top of the air cart tank.
Many air carts are equipped with a loading auger that is attached to the air cart. These devices are used for loading bulk granular product from a truck, trailer or wagon into the air cart. They are also useful for applying and mixing various seed treatments such as inoculants and pesticides with the seed as the seed is being augered and prior to the seed being discharged into the fill opening in the top of the air cart. By locating the bag or container of seed over the intake of the auger, seed treatments can be applied to the seed as it is discharged from the bottom of the bag info the auger inlet.
On most air carts equipped with an auger, the auger can be used as a loading auger and an unloading auger. When it is time to switch a tank from one product to another, it would be advantageous if the small amount of product left in the tank could be unloaded into a mini-bulk bag. Small portable booms have been mounted on agricultural equipment but are not capable of safely handling the weights and heights required to properly handle mini-bulk bags or seed containers of similar weight.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a portable boom and is a lifting device attached to an air seeder, air drill, air planter, pneumatic fertilizer applicator or air cart commonly used in agriculture for planting, fertilizing and applying other granular products. The portable boom may have a support foot that is lowered to the ground during any lifting operation to stabilize the portable boom and minimize stresses in the frame of the air cart. The portable boom contains a rotatable boom that can be rotated about a vertical axis. The portable boom also has a lifting boom that can lift the bags or containers by raising and lowering the lifting boom or by actuating a lifting cable supported by the lifting boom. The portable boom is capable of lifting mini-bulk bags or containers of seed, fertilizer or pesticide either from a storage location or from the deck of a transport vehicle used to transport the bags or containers to the air cart. Air carts typically have a fill opening in the top of each of the tanks. The portable boom can be used to locate the bags or containers over the filling hole at the top of the tank(s~ of the air cart. Many air carts are equipped with an auger that is attached to the air cart. The auger is used for loading bulk granular product from a truck, trailer or wagon into the air cart. In addition, they are also useful for applying and mixing various seed treatments such as inoculants and pesticides. By locating the mini-bulk bag or container of seed over the intake of the auger, seed treatments can be applied to the seed as it is discharged from the bottom of the bag into the auger inlet. The treatment is mixed with the seed as the product is being augered up into the air cart tank.
On most air carts the augers are also used to unload granular product out of the tanks.
The portable boom allows the product being unloaded from the tank to be discharged into a mini-bulk bag or container.
In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a side view of an air cart complete with auger and portable boom, both in stored position.
Fig. 2 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger and portable boom, both in stored position.
Fig. 3 is a front view of an air cart complete with an auger in stored position and a portable boom in a lower lifting position.
Fig. 4 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in a stored position and a portable boom in a raised lifting position.
Fig. 5 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in a loading position and a portable boom positioning the bag over intake end of auger.
Fig. 6 is a front view of an air cart complete with auger in the unloading position and a portable boom positioning the bag under the discharge end of auger.
Fig. 7 is a side view of an air cart complete with an auger and a portable boom, cable version, in the stored position.
., DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In a particularly advantageous embodiment of the invention illustrated portable boom 4 is attached to an air cart 1. The air cart 1 typicatty has one or more tanks 2, each with a fill opening 3 and a discharge opening 21. 1n addition the air cart 1 typically has an auger 15 with an inlet 16 and a discharge 17.
The portable boom 4 has a main mast 22 attached to the air cart 1. Rotatable boom 5 is pivotally attached to the main mast 22 with a vertical axis 6. The rotatabte boom 5 is rotated about axis 6 by actuator 7. Lift boom 8 is pivotally attached to the rotatable boom 5 by axis 9. Lifting bum 8 is raised and towered with actuator 14. The outer extremity of the lifting boom 8 is attached to the bag or container 19 and the bag or container 19 is lifted off the transport vehicle 20 as shown in fig. 3.
In order to not put undue strain on the air cart 1, the portable boom 4 has a support foot 13 that is lowered to the ground whenever lifting a bag 19 as shown in fig. 3.
The support foot is raised and lowered by actuater14.
After attaching the bag 19 to the outer extremity of lift boom 8, the bag 19 can be lifted and positioned above the tank fill opening 3. The contents of the bag 19 can then be discharged into the tank 2 through the tank felt opening 3.
When the auger 15 is used to auger the product into the tank fill opening 3, the bag 19 is positioned over the auger intake 16 as shown in fig.5. When product is removed from the tank 2 through the tank discharge opening 21 it falls into the auger intake 1fi of the auger 15 as shown in frg. 6. The bag 19 is positioned under the auger discharge 17 by the portable boom.
An alternate embodiment of the invention is shown in fig. 7. Portable boom 4 is attached to an air cart 1. The air cart 1 typically has one or more tanks 2. each with a fill opening 3 and a discharge opening 21. In addition the air cart 1 typically has an auger 15 with an inlet 16 and a discharge 17.
The portable boom 4 has a main mast 22 attached to the air cart 1. Rotatable boom 5 is pivotally attached to the main mast 22 with a vertical axis 6. The rotatable boom 5 is rotated about axis 6 by actuator 7. Boom 11 is rigidly attached to the rotatable boom 5. A
cable winch 12 is used to activate a cable 23 over the end of boom 11 and down to the top of the bag 19.
In order to not put undue strain on the air cart 1, the portable boom 4 has a support foot 13 that is lowered to the ground whenever lifting a bag 19. The support foot is raised and towered by actuatert4.
Functions of the alternate configuration are similar to the particularly advantageous embodiment for lifting and positioning the bag I9.
Elements numbered on figs:
1. Air Cart 13. Support Foot 2. Tank 14. Actuator for Support Foot 3. Tank Fill opening 15. Auger 4. Portable Boom 16. Auger Intake 5. Rotatable Boom 17. Auger Discharge 6. Pivot for Rotatabte Boom 18. Wheels 7. Actuator for Rotatable 19. Bag or Container Boom 20. Storage Pallet or Transport 8. Lift Boom Vehicle for Bag or Container 9. Pivot for Lift Boom 21. Tank discharge opening . Actuator for Lift Boom 22. Main Mast 11 . Boom for Lift Cable 23. Cable 12 . Actuator for Lift Cable David R. Hundeby
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1. Air cart with load auger with portable boom (without support foot)
2. Air cart with load auger with portable boom (with support foot)
3. Air cart with unload auger with portable boom (without support foot)
4. Air cart with unload auger with portable boom (with support foot)
5. Air cart without auger with portable boom with support foot
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| US9745123B2 (en) | 2007-02-15 | 2017-08-29 | Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Seed carrier with pivoting conveyor |
| CN110679249A (en) * | 2019-11-25 | 2020-01-14 | 吉林省农业机械研究院 | Multi-row integrated air-blowing seed sowing device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9745123B2 (en) | 2007-02-15 | 2017-08-29 | Unverferth Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Seed carrier with pivoting conveyor |
| CN110679249A (en) * | 2019-11-25 | 2020-01-14 | 吉林省农业机械研究院 | Multi-row integrated air-blowing seed sowing device |
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