Work vehicle with commodity metering system and airflow system
A work vehicle with a metering system, airflow system, and a covering structure moveable between various positions for user access includes features that facilitate assembly and/or disassembly of the metering system. The work vehicle has a venturi structure with a plurality of venturi tubes that are disposed in a compact arrangement.
1. A metering system for a work vehicle comprising:
a support structure with a passage;
a divider member having a barrier wall and a retainer, the barrier wall including a notch, the retainer attaching the divider member to the support structure; and
a rotatable metering element with a shaft and a projection that projects from the shaft substantially in a radial direction, the shaft being removably received within the notch;
the rotatable metering element configured to rotate within the notch relative to the support structure such that the projection meters out a commodity into the passage of the support structure; and
the barrier wall directing at least some of the commodity into the passage.
2. The metering system of claim 1 , wherein the retainer includes a clip that is configured to removably clip onto a lip of the support structure.
3. The metering system of claim 2 , wherein the clip is a first clip disposed on one side of the notch;
wherein the retainer includes a second clip disposed on an opposite side of the notch; and
wherein the first clip is configured to clip onto a first lip of the support structure, and wherein the second clip is configured to clip onto a second lip of the support structure.
4. The metering system of claim 3 , wherein the first clip has a first orientation and the second clip has a second orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the first orientation.
5. The metering system of claim 1 , wherein the support structure is a commodity tube having a side wall to which the retainer removably couples the barrier wall of the divider member.
6. The metering system of claim 1 , wherein the rotatable metering element includes a wheel rotatable with the shaft and having the projection.
7. The metering system of claim 1 , wherein the barrier wall of the divider member is C-shaped defining the notch between two clips at terminal ends of the notch.
8. The metering system of claim 7 , wherein the divider member defines the barrier wall and the clips as an integral monolithic structure.
9. A metering system for a work vehicle comprising:
a support structure with a passage;
a divider member having a barrier wall and a retainer, the barrier wall including a notch, the retainer attaching the divider member to the support structure; and
a rotatable metering element with a shaft and a wheel that projects from the shaft substantially in a radial direction, the shaft being removably received within the notch;
the rotatable metering element configured to rotate within the notch relative to the support structure such that the wheel meters out a commodity into the passage of the support structure; and
the barrier wall directing at least some of the commodity into the passage.
10. The metering system of claim 9 , wherein the retainer includes a clip that is configured to removably clip onto a lip of the support structure.
11. The metering system of claim 10 , wherein the clip is a first clip disposed on one side of the notch;
wherein the retainer includes a second clip disposed on an opposite side of the notch; and
wherein the first clip is configured to clip onto a first lip of the support structure, and wherein the second clip is configured to clip onto a second lip of the support structure.
12. The metering system of claim 11 , wherein the first clip has a first orientation and the second clip has a second orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the first orientation.
13. The metering system of claim 9 , wherein the support structure is a commodity tube having a side wall to which the retainer removably couples the barrier wall of the divider member.
14. The metering system of claim 9 , wherein the barrier wall of the divider member is C-shaped defining the notch between two clips at terminal ends of the notch.
15. The metering system of claim 14 , wherein the divider member defines the barrier wall and the clips as an integral monolithic structure.
16. A metering system for a work vehicle comprising:
a commodity tube having a side wall and defining a passage;
a divider member having a barrier wall and a retainer, the barrier wall including a notch, the retainer attaching the divider member to the commodity tube; and
a rotatable metering element with a shaft and a wheel that projects from the shaft substantially in a radial direction, the shaft being removably received within the notch;
the rotatable metering element configured to rotate within the notch relative to the commodity tube such that the wheel meters out a commodity into the passage of the commodity tube; and
the barrier wall directing at least some of the commodity into the passage.
17. The metering system of claim 16 , wherein the retainer includes a clip that is configured to removably clip onto a lip of the commodity tube.
18. The metering system of claim 17 , wherein the clip is a first clip disposed on one side of the notch;
wherein the retainer includes a second clip disposed on an opposite side of the notch; and
wherein the first clip is configured to clip onto a first lip of the commodity tube, and wherein the second clip is configured to clip onto a second lip of the commodity tube.
19. The metering system of claim 18 , wherein the first clip has a first orientation and the second clip has a second orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the first orientation.
20. The metering system of claim 16 , wherein the barrier wall of the divider member is C-shaped defining the notch between two clips at terminal ends of the notch as an integral monolithic structure.