US 9,775,280 B2 · Baffle orientation device for an inductor box of an agricultural implement

Abstract

An agricultural product distribution system 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.

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Dependent claims

A method for assembling an inductor box of an agricultural product distribution system, comprising:

receiving a baffle having a tang into the inductor box, wherein receiving the baffle into the inductor box comprises:
fully receiving insertion of the baffle in a first orientation in which one or more ports of a plurality of ports of the baffle align with one or more air channels of the inductor box, wherein the tang enables full insertion of the baffle when the baffle is oriented in the first orientation;
and
at least partially blocking insertion of the baffle into the inductor box using the tang when the baffle is oriented in a second orientation in which the plurality of ports do not align with the one or more air channels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Baffle orientation device for an inductor box of an agricultural implement

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Baffle orientation device for an inductor box of an agricultural implement

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Abstract

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