# US 2014/0190379 A1 · Baffle orientation device for an inductor box of an agricultural implement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190379 A1 - Document ID: US20140190379A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,795 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: CNH America LLC - Applicants: Cnh America LLC - Inventors: Chad M. Johnson; Michael J. Connors - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190379A1 ## CPC - A01C 7/084: {Pneumatic distribution heads for seeders} - A01C 7/081: {Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic means} - A01C 7/082: {Ducts, distribution pipes or details thereof for pneumatic seeders} - B23P 11/00: Connecting or disconnecting metal parts or objects by metal-working techniques not otherwise provided for (connecting sheet metal or metal tubes, rods or profiles B21D39/00; riveting B21J; soldering, unsoldering, welding B23K; hand tools for connecting wire or strip B25B25/00; connecting metal parts by adhesives F16B11/00) - B65G 53/46: Gates or sluices, e.g. rotary wheels - Y10T 29/49895: Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture"] - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) - B23P: METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS (arrangements for copying or controlling B23Q) - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract An agricultural product distribution system is presented that includes an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air to combine the agricultural product and the conveyed air. The agricultural product distribution system also includes a removable baffle configured to control an amount of the conveyed air that flows into each port of the plurality of ports. Furthermore, the inductor box is configured to enable the removable baffle to be slidingly inserted into the inductor box, and the removable baffle comprises a tang configured to at least partially block insertion of the removable baffle into the inductor box while the removable baffle is oriented at an undesirable orientation. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An agricultural product distribution system comprising: an inductor box configured to receive agricultural product and conveyed air and to combine the agricultural product and the conveyed air; and a removable baffle configured to control an amount of the conveyed air that flows into each port of the plurality of ports, wherein the inductor box is configured to enable the removable baffle to be slidingly inserted into the inductor box, and the removable baffle comprises a tang configured to at least partially block insertion of the removable baffle into the inductor box while the removable baffle is oriented at an undesirable orientation. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the removable baffle comprises a at least one opening configured to control the conveyed air flow through the removable baffle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 2, wherein at least a portion of the at least one opening is aligned with at least one port of the plurality of ports. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 3, comprising a plurality of air conduits, wherein each air conduit is coupled to a respective port of the plurality of ports. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 4, comprising a plurality of distribution units, wherein each distribution unit is coupled to a respective air conduit of the plurality of air conduits. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 5, wherein a number of openings of the portion of the at least one opening is at least partially dependent upon a length of the respective air conduit between. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, comprising an air inlet coupled to an air intake port of the inductor box, wherein the air intake port is configured to receive the conveyed air from an air supply via the air inlet. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 7, wherein the air supply comprises a fan configured to provide the conveyed air to the inductor box via the air intake port. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 7, wherein the tang at least partially blocks the coupling of the air inlet to the air intake port while the removable baffle is oriented at the undesirable orientation. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, comprising a tank coupled to the inductor box and configured to supply the agricultural product to the inductor box. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 1, wherein the agricultural product comprises insecticide coated seeds, corn, soybeans, grain sorghum, sweet corn, popcorn, sunflower, cotton, edible beans, sugar beets, peanuts, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 12 An agricultural product distribution system comprising: an inductor box comprising one or more outlet ports; a removable baffle comprising: one or more openings each configured to control an amount of air flow into a respective outlet port; and one or more tangs extending from the removable baffle, wherein the inductor box is configured to enable the removable baffle to be slidingly inserted into the inductor box, and the one or more tangs are configured to at least partially block assembly of the inductor box while the removable baffle is inserted into the inductor box in an undesirable orientation. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 12, wherein an air inlet is at least partially blocked from coupling to the inductor box while the removable baffle is inserted into the inductor box in the undesirable orientation. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 12, comprising: one or more air conduits each configured to couple to a respective outlet port of the one or more outlet ports; and one or more distribution units each configured to couple to a respective air conduit of the one or more air conduits. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 12, wherein the tang comprises a protrusion extending from a lateral edge of the removable baffle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 15, wherein the tang is positioned vertically below the removable baffle while the removable baffle is oriented at a desired orientation. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The agricultural product distribution system of claim 15, the tang is configured to contact the air intake port of the inductor box while the removable baffle is oriented at the undesirable orientation. ### Claim 18 A method of assembling an inductor box of an agricultural product distribution system, comprising: receiving a baffle into the inductor box; and at least partially blocking insertion of the baffle into the inductor box using a tang located on the baffle while the baffle is oriented at an undesirable orientation. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, comprising at least partially blocking seating of an air inlet of the inductor box while the baffle is oriented at an undesirable orientation. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein the air inlet is configured to couple to an end plate of the inductor box when the baffle is oriented at a desired orientation.