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    2) United States Patent 6a oy m 3) en @ 6s) (56) Johnson et al SEED INDUCTOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING AN AIR BYPASS CHANNEL Applicant: CNH Canada, Ltd, Saskatoon (CA) Inveators: Chad M. Johnson, Arlington Heights, Ass IL (US): Frank C. Legner, IL Odell IL (US); Martin J. Roberge, Seskatoon (ca) signee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CA) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the team ofthis pateat is extended of adjusted under 35 USC. 154(b) by 131 days. Appl. No. 19/737,882 Fik leds Sam 9,2 3 Prior Publication Data US 2014019321341 Jul. 10,2014 Int. BasG 53236 (2006.01) AIC 708 (2005.01), ae cee AOIC 7/081 (2013.01) Fleld of Classification Search CPC son AOIC TIO8; AADIC 7/082; AOIC 710881 spc 406/86, 95, 144, 153; 111/178 See pplication file for complete search history. References Cited USS. PATENT DOCUMENTS 27661 A 911986 Colin 1170 2gensa7 A + 111988 Pilips nis BOTK266 A+ "1969 Movs sal tiie 'US009215840B2 (10) Patent No.: US 9,215,840 B2 (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 22, 2015 Sap06s A + UIoT Fisker sooits POSS AT US ee es SEAS 8S Tot ste m8 Sheds As soe Ghat rina Es 8 Neioes Sa wots Siete 2S Mpa Seats on Sie At tiem Beet ‘Eeoados A$ Sos9 Shamtces 406 109 Sate AS Hove 1nOhapmctal oo 180 Sinn Ss boos SS niuire ion as dis ine hus 5931108 A * 81999 Luxon Hw170 Shwe 2) Mop Noli stun SHES AS RS Saas nis (Coutinved) Primary Examiner — Joseph Dillon, Je (74) Attornes, Agent, oF Firm — Rebocea L. Henkel on ABSTRACT A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural ‘implement including, aa inductor box coafigured to receive particulate material fom a tank, the inductor box including, ‘an inductor segment comprising an air bypass channel extonding through a paniculate material supply chamber, ‘wherein the particulate material supply chamber is contig: tured to receive the particulate material for distribution to at Jest one row unit and the air bypass channel is configured to ide airflow through the particulate material supply cham- ber without interacting witha flow ofthe particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber, 10 Claims, 6 Drawing Sheets US 9,215,840 B2 Page 2 66) 5996.516 eres? 090.178 oe a8 ook suas 8218680 S2sse03 6.267.067 eames 6.289.830 oom 298.797 Si564730 oan a8 Sis. oats 8.66.16 568.738 ons 8 San ons 876.108 sasnais oomeat Tn2s.o19 Thoxsar 7182039 7215.898 Toss 7267061 TMs Tas 700 Taser 702.002 References Cited S. 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Consors a Resin 39107 Tmt0s ti ‘70190 nis 050 Las fie tiga U.S. Patent Dec. 22,2015 Sheet 1 of 6 US 9,215,840 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 2 of 6 US 9,215,840 B2 U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 3 of 6 US 9,215,840 B2 Zt ze vr 801 HB 98 96 f US 9,215,840 B2 Sheet 4 of 6 O Dec. 22, 2015 U.S, Patent \ \ vSld °} ula - 2g J / wr 8 26 16 4 NN oot on ae we ll: ee FL _ 90 am 29 om } att 8 ~~ ] 09 Sy Nw U.S. Patent Dec. 22, 2015 Sheet 5 of 6 US 9,215,840 B2 z 8 3| om 8 (1 x L® ® z| Le raft ef or? \ £ . 7D Ge FIG. 5 US 9,215,840 B2 Sheet 6 of 6 Dec. 22, 2015 U.S, Patent US 9,215,840 B2 1 ‘SED INDUCTOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT HAVING AN AIR BYPASS (CHANYEI BACKGROUND The invention relates generally to ground working equip ‘ment, such 3s agricultural equipment, and more specifically, tw an inductor box for a pneumatie distribution system of an ‘agricultural implement ‘Generally, planing implements (e., planters) are towed. behind trator or other work vehicle via a mounting bracket secured to a rigid frame of the implement. These planting ‘implements typically include multiple row units distributed sctoss the width ofthe implement, Fach row unit is config- tured to doposit seeds at a desired depth beneath the soil surface, thereby establishing rows of planted seeds. For ‘example, cach row unit may inchude a ground engaging tool ‘or opener (e., an opener dse) that forms a seeding path for seed deposition iato the soil, In certain configurations, zauge wheel is positioned a vertical distance above the opener to-esablish a desired trench depth fr seed deposition into the soil. As the implement travels across a field, the opener exc vates a trench into the sol, and seeds are deposited into the trench, Ia certain ro unis the openers followed by «packer ‘heel that packs the soil on top of the deposited soeds Certain planting implements include a remote seed tank and a pneumatic distnbution system configured to convey ‘ceds from the tank to each row unt, For example, the pric mati distribution system may include an inductor box posi tioned bencath the sed tank. The inductor box is configured to receive seeds from the tank, to fluidize the soods into an sirsced mixture, and wo distribute the ar'seed mixture tothe row units via a network of pneumatic hoseseonduits. Faeh row unit in tim, receives the seeds fram the pneumatic hoses! ‘conduits, and directs the seeds to a metering system. The metering system is configured o provide a flow of seeds to a scod tube for deposition into the soil. By operating the meter- ing system a a particular speed, a desired seed spacing may be established as the implement traverses a fe BRIEP DESCRIPTION Inone embodimeat, a particulate material delivery system {oran agrieultural implement ineluding, an inductor box con figured to receive particulate material rom a tank, the indve- tor box inchading, an inductor segment comprising an ait bypass channel extending through a particulate material sup- ply chamber, wherein the particulate material supply cham bers configured to receive the particulate material for distr- bution to atleast one ro unit, and the air bypass channel is ‘configured to guide aislow through the particulate material supply chamber without interacting with a flow of the par Ficulate material through the particulate material supply chamber. TInanother embodiment, particulate material delivery ys tem for an agricultural implement including, an inductor box including, a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive paniculate material from & particulate material source, an ar supply chamber coafigured wo receive srllow from an airflow supply forusein conveying particulate mate- ial through the inductor box, and an air bypass channel ‘configured to guide sitflow from the air supply chamber through the particulate material supply chamber without ‘interacting with flow ofthe pariclate material hrongh the particulate material supply chamber 0 o 2 In a further embodiment, a particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implemen including, an inductor segment including, @ pariculate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material from a particulate ‘material tank and a first airflow ffom an air source, a paricu- Jate material tuiization chamber configured t mix the par ticulate material and the fist airflow from the particulate material supply chamber, a particulate material delivery cchamer configured to receive the particulate material from ‘the paniclate material fuidization chamber and wo distibute the particulate material to at least oe row unit, and an air bypass channel extending through the purticulte material supply chamber and configured to direct second airflow ‘through the particulate material supply chamber and into the particulate material delivery chamber without interacting. ‘with the particulate material in the particulate material supply chaaber. DRAWINGS These and other features, aspects, and advantages ofthe present invention will become beter understood when the following detailed description is ead with reference to the ‘accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein: PIG. Lisa perspective view of a embodiment of an age cultural implement configured to deposit particulate material into a soil surface; FIG. 2is a perspective view of an embodiment of a par- siculate material tank coupled to an inductor box: FIG. 3 isa perspoctve view of an embodiment ofan induc- tor bo FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of an inductor box: FIG. Sis cross-sectional perspective view of an embod sent ofan inductor box: and FIG, 65a cross-sectional perspective view of an embod DETAILED DI SCRIPTION ‘Oncor more specific embodiments ofthe present invention will be described below, In an effort to provide a concise description of these embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not be described inthe specification. It should be appreciated that in the development of any such ‘actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerousimplementation-spevilicdecisionsmustbe made t achieve the developers specific goals, such as com- pliance with systom-related and business-related constrains, ‘which may vary Irom one implementation to another. More ‘over it should be appreciated that such a development elfort ‘ight be complex and time consuming, but would neverthe- Jess be a routine undertaking of desig, fabrication, and ‘manufacture for those of onfinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure. ‘When introducing clements of various embodiments of the present invention, the articles “2,"“an," “the,” and “said” are Jntended to mean that there are one or more of the elements The terms “comprising.” “including.” and “having” ane intended to be inclusive and mean that there may be add sional elements other than the listed elements FIG. 1 isa perspective view of an embodiment ofan agri- celtural implement 10 configured to deposit paniculate mate- al into a oil surface. Inthe ilustated embodiment, the ‘implement 10 is configured to be towed along a direction of travel 12 by a work vehicle, such as 9 taetor or other pris US 9,215,840 B2 3 mover. The work vehicle may be couple tothe implement 10 bya hitch assembly 14. As ilustrated, the hitch assembly 14 js coupled to a main frame assembly 16 ofthe implement 10 to facilitate towing ofthe implement 10 in the direction of| teavel 12. Inthe insttatedl embodiment, the frame assembly 16's coupled toa tool ber IS that supports mliple rw units 20, Esch row unit 20 is configured to deposit particulate ‘material eg. seeds) ata desired depts beneath the soil sur- face, thereby establishing rowsof deposited particulate mate- Fial. The implement 10 also includes particulate material tanks 22, and a pneumatic distribution system 24 configured tw convey particulate material fom the tanks to the row units 20, In certain emboctiments, the pneumatic distbation sys- tem includes an inductor box positioned beneath each par- ticulate material tank 22. Each inductor box is configured 0 receive particulate material froma respective tank, o Muze the particulate material into an at-partiutate material mix- ture, and to distribute the air-pariculate material mixture to the row units 20 via a network of praeumatic hosesiconduits (Ge, the poeumatie distribution system 24), Tn cern embodiments, each row unit 20 includes ares ‘due manager, an opeaing assembly, a pariculate material tube, closing discs, and a press wheel. The residue manager Inchides a rotating wheel having moliple tillage points or fingers that break up crop residus, thereby preparing the soil for particulate material deposition. The opening assembly includes a gauge whee! and an opener dis. The gauge whoo! ‘ay'be positioned a vertical distance above the opener dise 10 ‘establish desired trench depth fr particulate material depo- sition ito the soil. As the row nit tavels across afield, the ‘opener dise excavates 2 trench into the soil for particulate ‘material deposition. The particulate material tube, which may be positioned behind the opening assembly, dircets a paricu- Jate material from a metering system into the excavated trench. The closing diss then direct the excavated sil into the trench to cover the planted particulate material. Finally, the press wheel packs the soil on top ofthe particulate mate ial with a desired pressure ‘While the illustrated implement 10 includes 26 row units 20, it should be appreciated that altemative implements may inchude more or fewer row units 20. For example, certain implements 10 may include 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, of 36 row unit, or more. Inaddtion, thespacing between rw units may be particulaely selecred based on the iype of eop being paal- ing. For example, the row units may be spaced 30 inches from ‘one another for planting com, and 15 inehes from one another {or planting soybeans. As mentioned above, te pneumatic distribution system 24 ‘includes an inductor box configured to receive particulate material (@ 2, seeds) from a respective tank, Depending on the desired application, the pneumatic distribution system may distributes wide variety of sed (e. lght sees, beavy scods, lange seeds, small sds, ete), The iaduetor box Muide ies the particulate material from a tank 22 into an air-par- tieulate material mixture for distribution tothe rw units 20 through a network of pneumatic hosesconduits. The inductor box fluidizes and conveys particulate material through the pneumatic distribution system 24 using multiple air path- ways. As willbe discussed in more detail below, one ofthe it pathways extends through an air bypass channel and conveys ‘airflow direcily fom an ar supply chamber ta particulate material delivery chamber, By directing portion of airflow ‘rely from the ar supply chamber tothe particulate mate~ rial delivery chamber, the air bypass chanel improves air Flow efficiency and the movement of particulate material out ff the inductor box. As a result. an sir supply (eg. fa, blower, ee.) consumes less power andior eniances particu- 0 o 4 Jate material delivery tothe ow waits 20, Als, by dtecting airflow directly from the airsupply chamber to the particulate ‘material delivery chamber, the partculstefait-mixtare ‘becomes Jes dense with particulate material, which tonds to convey the particulate material in a steady steam with less surging that typically occurs with densely packed particulate! air mixtures FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a par: siculate material tank 22 coupled to an inductor box 40. The particulate material tanke22 includes an opening 38 forroceiv~ ng particulate material (@, seeds, ee.) for storage in the lank, The tank 22 secures the pardculate material inside sing Tid 42 that selectively covers the opening 38. The lid 42 soourely attaches tothe lank 22 with multiple fasteners 44,01 the oppesite side ofthe tank 22 from the lids the inductor box 440. The inductor box 40 attaches tothe batt ofthe tank 22 and receives gravity fed particulate material fr fuidiztion. The inductor box 40 inclades «housing 46 that is coupled to the tank 22 with bolts 48. Moreover the inductor box 40 includes an air supply port $0, and multiple inductor seg- ‘ments 82 tis through the air supply port $0 that the inductor box 40 receives airflow from the air supply (eg fin, 2 blower, etc). The airflow from the air supply enables the indvetor box 40 to fluidize the particulate material and t0 pressurize the tank 22. Insome embodiments the tank 22 may ‘bemade of flexible material that expands when pressurized with airflow from the air supply. As will be explained in greater detail below, the inductor box 40 directs aielow from {heair supply’to the indictr segments S2and into the tank 22 ‘The indvetor segments 52 Ruidize the particulate material ‘with the airflow for delivery tothe gow units 20. FIG. 3 isa perspective view ofan embodiment ofan indue~ tor box 40. As illstrated, the inductor box 40 incl mule tiple inductor sepments 82 disposed within a chamber 60 formed by the inductor box housing 46, In the illustrated ‘embodiment, there are eight inductor segments 52. However, ‘therembodiments may include differnt number of inde tor sogments $2 (@.., 1, 2,3,4, 5,6, 7,8,9, 10, ormore). As ‘mentioned above, the pariculate material enters the inductor segments §2 from the tank, and the particulate material is ‘Tuidized (ie, mixed with ae). Once the particulate material is fidized,sieflow through air bypass channels induces the air-particuate material mixtore to ext the inductor segments $52 through particulate material delivery ports 62, FIG. 4 isa cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of ‘an induetoe box 49 coupled othe tank 22. As illustrated, the induetor box 40 is coupled to the tank 22 with bols 48. The indvetor box 40 surrounds a particulate material owes) 66 ofthe tank 22 thereby enabling particulate material toexitthe tank 22 and enter the inductor box 40, More specifically, as the particulate material exits the tank 22 in direction 68, the particulate material enters the inductor segment(s) 52. As explained above, the inductor box 40 ineludes an inductor Segment §2 disposed within the inductor box chamber 60 ‘The top ofthe inductor segment $2 includes two surfaces 70 ‘nd 72, The surfaces 70 and 72 may be angled to facilitate ‘ow of particulate material into the inductor segment 82 As particulate material lows through the inductor segment 52, the particulate material pases through a series ofeam- bers before exiting through the particulate material delivery ‘or 62, The chambers inthe inductor seyment 82 include & particulate material supply chamber 74 « fiedization cham- bet 76, nnd a particulate material delivery chamber 78, The angled surfices 70 and 72 channel the particulate material {rom the tank 22 into the particulate material supply chamber 74 through a particulate material supply chamber inlet 80 The particulate material supply chamber 74 guides the par- US 9,215,840 B2 5 ticulate material fromthe particulate material supply ch ber inet 80 to the particulate material supply chamber oullet 86 via fist wall 82 and a second wall 84 As illustrated, the ‘walls 82 and 84 may include respective vertical portions 8 and 90,35 well as respective angled portions 92 and 94, Asthe Particulate material Hows through the particulate material supply chamber 74, the angled portions 92 and 94of the walls ‘XZ 84 lirct the particulate material tnvardthe particulate ‘material supply chamber outlet 86. a base 96 ofthe inductor box 4. Airflow from the air supply then conveys the particulate ‘material throug the particulate material supply chamber out- Jet 86 and into the fluidization chamber 76, The fuidization ‘chamber 76 includes a first wall 9 and sharesthe second wall, ‘84 of the particulate material supply chamber T4.1f the ai flow through the fluidization chamber 76 is sufficient, the particulate material will Muidize anda vortex flow is created ‘due to the geometry of the fiization chamber 76. The vortex 100 separates and mixes the particulate material with the airflow before the particulate material ows to he pare ticulate material delivery chamber 78 If the ar flow through the fuiization chamber 76s sulficient the particulate mate- Faliscomeyedout ofthe Buidiation chamber 76and into the particulate material delivery chamber 78. In the particulate material delivery chamber 78, airflow from the fluidization ‘chamber combines withairlow froma bypass channel 102% ‘convey the paniculate material ot of the particulate material “delivery chamber 78, through the particulate material deliv ‘ery port 62, and to the row units 20. "AS explained above, the inductor box 40 nudes the sie supply por 80 for receiving airflow from an ar supply that pressrizes the tank 22 and conveys particulate material through the indictor segment 52, The airflow from the a supply passes through the ai supply port 80 ad enters supply chamber 104, The air supply chamber 104 extends through the inductor box 40 in a generally perpendicular

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