# US 2014/0193213 A1 · Seed Inductor for an Agricultural Implement Having an Air Bypass Channel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0193213 A1 - Document ID: US20140193213A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/737,852 - Filed: 2013-01-09 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09 - Assignees: CNH Canada, Ltd. - Applicants: Cnh Canada, Ltd. - Inventors: Chad M. Johnson; Frank C. Legner, III; Martin J. Roberge - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140193213A1 ## CPC - A01C 7/081: {Seeders depositing seeds in rows using pneumatic means} - 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 including, an inductor segment comprising an air bypass channel extending through a particulate material supply chamber, wherein the particulate material supply chamber is configured to receive the particulate material for distribution to at least one row unit, and the air bypass channel is configured to guide airflow through the particulate material supply chamber without interacting with a flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber. ## 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: an inductor segment comprising an air bypass channel extending through a particulate material supply chamber, wherein the particulate material supply chamber is configured to receive the particulate material for distribution to at least one row unit, and the air bypass channel is configured to guide airflow through the particulate material supply chamber without interacting with a flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the inductor segment comprises a particulate material delivery port configured to convey the particulate material to the at least one row unit via a pneumatic conduit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The particulate material delivery system of claim 2, wherein the inductor segment comprises a particulate material delivery chamber in fluid communication with the particulate material delivery port. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The particulate material delivery system of claim 3, wherein the air bypass channel directs the airflow from an air supply chamber to the particulate material delivery chamber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the air bypass channel is substantially perpendicular to the flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The particulate material delivery system of claim 3, wherein the air bypass channel is substantially aligned with the particulate material delivery chamber and the particulate material delivery port. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein a height of the air bypass channel in a first direction of the flow of the particulate material through the particulate supply chamber is greater than a width of the air bypass channel in a second direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the inductor box comprises a plurality of inductor segments. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The particulate material delivery system of claim 8, wherein each inductor segment includes a respective air bypass channel. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The particulate material delivery system of claim 1, wherein the particulate material supply chamber comprises a first wall and a second wall that define a path of the flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber and wherein the air bypass channel couples to the first wall and to the second wall of the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 11 A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising: an inductor box comprising: a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material from a particulate material source; an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply for use in conveying particulate material through the inductor box; and an air bypass channel configured to guide airflow from the air supply chamber through the particulate material supply chamber without interacting with a flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the inductor box comprises a particulate material delivery port and a particulate material delivery chamber configured to convey particulate material from the particulate material supply chamber to at least one row unit via a pneumatic conduit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The particulate material delivery system of claim 12, wherein the air bypass channel directs the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material delivery chamber. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the air bypass channel is substantially perpendicular to the air supply chamber. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The particulate material delivery system of claim 12, wherein the air bypass channel is substantially aligned with the particulate material delivery chamber and the particulate material delivery port. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein a height of the air bypass channel in a first direction of the flow of the particulate material through the particulate supply chamber is greater than a width of the air bypass channel in a second direction. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The particulate material delivery system of claim 11, wherein the particulate material supply chamber comprises a first wall and a second wall that define a path of the flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber and wherein the air bypass channel couples to the first wall and to the second wall of the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 18 A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement comprising: an inductor segment comprising: a particulate material supply chamber configured to receive particulate material from a particulate material tank and a first airflow from an air source; a particulate material fluidization chamber configured to mix the particulate material and the first airflow from the particulate material supply chamber; a particulate material delivery chamber configured to receive the particulate material from the particulate material fluidization chamber and to distribute the particulate material to at least one row unit; and an air bypass channel extending through the particulate material supply chamber and configured to direct a 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 chamber. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The particulate material delivery system of claim 18, wherein the particulate material supply chamber comprises a first wall and a second wall that define a path of the flow of the particulate material through the particulate material supply chamber and wherein the air bypass channel couples to the first wall and to the second wall of the particulate material supply chamber. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The particulate material delivery system of claim 18, wherein the air bypass channel is substantially aligned with the particulate material delivery chamber and substantially perpendicular to an air supply chamber in the inductor box.