Seed inductor box for an agricultural implement having multiple air paths

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9265190-B2
Application number	US-201313737831-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2013
Priority date	Jan 9, 2013
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement including, an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank, the inductor box including, an inductor segment comprising a particulate material supply chamber configured to guide the particulate material toward a fluidization chamber, and an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply, wherein the inductor box is configured to direct the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber through a first airflow path and through a second airflow path remote from the first air path.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising:
an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank, the inductor box comprising:
an inductor segment comprising a particulate material supply chamber configured to guide the particulate material toward a fluidization chamber; and
an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply, wherein the inductor box is configured to direct the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber through a first airflow path and through a second airflow path remote from the first airflow path;

wherein the inductor box comprises a housing configured to retain the inductor segment; wherein the air supply chamber is position between the inductor segment and the housing; wherein the inductor box comprises a first screen coupled to the inductor segment and the housing, and a second screen coupled to the inductor segment and the housing; comprising the tank, and wherein the first screen facilitates airflow along a third airflow path from the air supply chamber to the tank.

2. The particulate material delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the particulate material supply chamber comprises an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to receive particulate from the tank that is then conveyed out of the particulate material supply chamber through the outlet.

3. The particulate material delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the first screen enables the airflow to flow along the first airflow path from the air supply chamber to the inlet of the particulate material supply chamber and the airflow along, the first airflow path is configured to convey the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber.

4. The particulate material delivery system of claim 3 , wherein the second screen enables the airflow to flow along the second airflow path from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber, and the airflow along the second airflow path is configured to convey the particulate material through the outlet of the particulate material supply chamber.

5. The particulate material delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the inlet and the outlet of the particulate material supply chamber are substantially perpendicular to one another.

6. The particulate material delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the first airflow path is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the inlet of the particulate material supply chamber.

7. The particulate material delivery system of claim 2 , wherein the second airflow path is substantially parallel to the outlet of the particulate material supply chamber.

8. A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising:
an inductor box configured to receive particulate material, the inductor box comprising:
a housing; and
an inductor segment disposed within the housing and comprising a particulate material supply chamber, the particulate material supply chamber configured to convey the particulate material with an airflow from a first airflow path and from a second airflow path, wherein the first and second airflow paths are remote from one another;
wherein the particulate material supply chamber comprises an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to receive particulate from the tank that is then conveyed out of the particulate material supply chamber through the outlet; wherein the first airflow path is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the inlet of the particulate material supply chamber; wherein the second airflow path is substantially parallel to the outlet of the particulate material supply chamber.

9. The particulate material delivery system of claim 8 , wherein the inductor box comprises an air supply chamber disposed within the housing, and the air supply chamber is configured to supply airflow to the first airflow path and to the second airflow path.

Assignees

• Cnh America Llc
• Cnh Ind America Llc

Inventors

• Johnson Chad M
• Prickel Marvin A
• Macdonald Grant T
• Connors Michael J

Classifications

• A01C7/082 Primary

  Ducts, distribution pipes or details thereof for pneumatic seeders · CPC title

• A01C7/081 Primary

  Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic means · CPC title