US 2017/0247199 A1Published application

Air distribution system for a pneumatic conveying system

AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

InventorsKa Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson

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Abstract

A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.

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A plenum for distributing a flow of air from an air source, comprising:

a body comprising:
an inlet positioned at a first end of the body and configured receive the flow of air from the air source;
a first side coupled to a top element and to a bottom element, wherein the top element is opposite the bottom element;
a second side, opposite the first side, coupled to the top element and the bottom element;
and
a face element disposed on a second end of the body, opposite the first end;
and
a plurality of ports extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, wherein the plurality of ports is arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length, the first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row;
wherein the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.

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A plenum for distributing a flow of air from an air source, comprising:

a body having an inlet positioned at a first end of the body and configured to receive the flow of air from the air source, and a face element positioned on a second end of the body, opposite the first end;
at least one outlet port extending from the face element and configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum;
and
a baffle assembly disposed within the body and configured to control the flow of air through the plenum, wherein the baffle assembly comprises at least one baffle and an adjustment assembly, and the adjustment assembly is configured to control an angle of the at least one baffle, a lateral position of the at least one baffle, or a combination thereof.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.