Inductor box for an agricultural implement having compression limiters
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. A method of manufacturing an inductor box, comprising:
forming at least a portion of a housing of the inductor box from a single sheet of material; and
forming a plurality of tabs on the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs is integrally formed on the single sheet of material, and the plurality of tabs extends from a first sealable surface on a first side of the housing;
disposing a first gasket on the first sealable surface;
disposing a first cover plate on the first gasket, such that the first gasket establishes a first seal between the first sealable surface and a corresponding surface of the first cover plate;
wherein the plurality of tabs is configured to abut the corresponding surface of the first cover plate to block compression of the first gasket.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising coupling the first cover plate to the housing.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising coupling a plurality of plates directly to a second sealable surface of a second side of the housing, wherein the plurality of plates is configured to block compression of a second gasket coupled to the second side of the housing beyond a second compression limit.
4. The method of claim 3 , comprising attaching a tank to the second side of the housing.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein each plate of the plurality of plates is configured to extend through a respective opening in the second gasket to directly contact a corresponding surface of the tank.
6. The method of 5 , comprising attaching the second gasket to the second sealable surface such that each plate of the plurality of plates extends through the respective opening, wherein the second gasket is configured to engage the corresponding surface of the tank.
7. The method of claim 3 , wherein coupling the plurality of plates directly to the second sealable surface comprises welding or bonding at least one of the plurality of plates to the second sealable surface.
8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of plates comprises at least four plates.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the plurality of tabs extends from a third sealable surface on a third side of the housing.
10. The method of claim 9 , comprising:
disposing a third gasket on the third sealable surface;
disposing a second cover plate on the third gasket, such that the third gasket establishes a second seal between the third sealable surface and a corresponding surface of the second cover plate;
wherein the portion of the plurality of tabs is configured to abut the corresponding surface of the second cover plate to block compression of the third gasket beyond a third compression limit.
11. The method of claim 10 , comprising coupling the second cover plate to the housing.
12. A method of manufacturing an inductor box, comprising:
forming at least a portion of a housing of the inductor box from a single sheet of material;
forming a plurality of tabs on the housing, wherein the plurality of tabs is integrally formed on the single sheet of material, and the plurality of tabs is configured to block compression of a first gasket coupled to a first end of the housing beyond a first compression limit and to block compression of a second gasket coupled to a second end of the housing beyond a second compression limit; and
welding a plurality of plates to a third end of the housing, wherein the plurality of plates is configured to block compression of a third gasket coupled to the third end of the housing beyond a third compression limit.
13. The method of claim 12 , comprising attaching the first gasket to the first end of the housing and attaching the second gasket to the second end of the housing.
14. The method of claim 13 , comprising attaching a first cover plate to the first gasket and attaching a second cover plate to the second gasket.
15. The method of claim 12 , comprising attaching a tank to the third end of the housing.