Inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters
View Patent ↗An inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters. One inductor box includes a housing having a first side configured to receive an agricultural product from a tank. The first side has a sealable surface, and the sealable surface has plates attached thereto. The inductor box includes a first gasket disposed on the sealable surface and configured to establish a seal between the sealable surface and a corresponding surface of the tank. The plates are configured to extend through respective openings in the gasket, and to block compression of the first gasket beyond a desired compression limit.
1. An inductor box for an agricultural implement, comprising:
a housing having a first section configured to receive an agricultural product from a tank, the first section having a sealable surface, and the sealable surface having a plurality of plates attached thereto; and
a first gasket disposed on the sealable surface and configured to engage a corresponding surface of the tank;
wherein each plate of the plurality of plates is in direct contact with the sealable surface, each plate of the plurality of plates is configured to extend through a respective opening in the first gasket to directly contact the corresponding surface of the tank, and the plurality of plates is configured to block compression of the first gasket beyond a first compression limit.
2. The inductor box of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises a second section configured to receive an airflow.
3. The inductor box of claim 2 , wherein the second section comprises a first plurality of tabs extending from the housing and configured to block compression of a second gasket beyond a second compression limit.
4. The inductor box of claim 3 , comprising the second gasket disposed between the second section and a first cover plate.
5. The inductor box of claim 4 , wherein the housing comprises a third section configured to block an airflow from exiting the inductor box.
6. The inductor box of claim 5 , wherein the third section comprises a second plurality of tabs extending from the housing and configured to block compression of a third gasket beyond a third compression limit.
7. The inductor box of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of plates is welded or bonded to the sealable surface.
8. The inductor box of claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises three sections formed from a single piece of metal sheet.
9. The inductor box of claim 8 , wherein the housing comprises a plurality of tabs configured to block compression of a second gasket disposed on a second end of the housing beyond a second compression limit.
10. The inductor box of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of plates comprise at least four plates.
11. The inductor box of claim 10 , wherein each of the at least four plates is disposed on one side of a perimeter of the sealable surface.