# US 2014/0190380 A1 · Seed Inductor Box for an Agricultural Implement Having a Fluidization Chamber > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190380 A1 - Document ID: US20140190380A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,861 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: CNH Canada, Ltd. - Applicants: Cnh Canada, Ltd. - Inventors: Grant T. MacDonald; Chad M. Johnson; Scott A. Long; David D. Flamme; Martin J. Roberge; Marvin A. Prickel; Michael J. Connors - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190380A1 ## 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} - A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00) ## 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 comprising at least one inductor segment configured to guide the particulate material and an airflow through the inductor box, wherein the at least one inductor segment comprises a particulate material fluidization chamber configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow. ## Claims ### Claim 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 at least one inductor segment configured to guide the particulate material and an airflow through the inductor box, the inductor box comprising: a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material; a particulate material delivery port configured to guide particulate material into a conduit; and a particulate material fluidization chamber comprising a first wall adjacent to the delivery port and a second wall adjacent the seed supply chamber, and wherein the particulate material fluidization chamber is configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the inductor segment comprises a particulate material delivery chamber, and wherein the particulate material fluidization chamber is positioned between the particulate material supply chamber and the particulate material delivery chamber or the particulate material delivery port. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the first wall is opposite the second wall, and wherein the first and second walls are configured to direct particulate material and the airflow to create the vortex in the particulate material fluidization chamber that mixes the particulate material and the airflow. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the first wall is parallel to the second wall. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the first wall is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the second wall. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The particulate material delivery system of claim 4, wherein the first wall comprises a protrusion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The particulate material delivery system of claim 6, wherein first wall includes a curved portion that contacts a base of the inductor box. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The particulate material delivery system of claim 3, wherein the second wall is configured to guide the particulate material into the vortex of the particulate material fluidization chamber. ### Claim 9 The particulate material delivery system of claim, 3 wherein the second wall of the particulate material fluidization chamber at least partially defines the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 10 A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising: an inductor box comprising: an inductor segment comprising: a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material from a tank and the airflow from an air supply; a particulate material delivery port configured to guide particulate material into a conduit; and a particulate material fluidization chamber comprising a first wall adjacent to the delivery port and a second wall adjacent the seed supply chamber, and wherein the particulate material fluidization chamber is configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow and conveys the particulate material to the particulate material delivery port. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The particulate material delivery system of claim 10, wherein the first wall is opposite the second wall, and wherein the first and second walls are configured to direct particulate material and the airflow to create the vortex in the particulate material fluidization chamber that mixes the particulate material and the airflow. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the first wall is parallel to the second wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the first wall is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the second wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the first wall and the second wall are non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the vector of gravity. ### Claim 15 A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising: an inductor segment of an inductor box comprising: a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material from a particulate material tank and airflow from an air supply; a particulate material delivery port configured to guide particulate material into a conduit; and a particulate material fluidization chamber comprising a first wall adjacent to the delivery port and a second wall adjacent the seed supply chamber, and wherein the particulate material fluidization chamber is configured to establish a vortex that mixes the particulate material with the airflow and conveys the particulate material to the particulate material delivery port; and a particulate material delivery chamber configured to receive the particulate material from the particulate material fluidization chamber and the airflow from the air supply, wherein the airflow delivers the particulate material to a particulate material distribution system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The particulate material delivery system of claim 15, wherein the first wall is opposite the second wall, and wherein the first and second walls are configured to direct particulate material and the airflow to create the vortex in the particulate material fluidization chamber that mixes the particulate material and the airflow. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The particulate material delivery system of claim 16, wherein the second wall is configured to guide the particulate material into the vortex of the particulate material fluidization chamber. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The particulate material delivery system of claim 16, wherein the first wall is parallel to the second wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The particulate material delivery system of claim 16, wherein the first wall is oriented at an acute angle with respect to the second wall. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The particulate material delivery system of claim 16, wherein the second wall is configured to guide the particulate material into the vortex of the particulate material fluidization chamber.