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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Cnh America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Chad M. Johnson, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Frank C. Legner, III, Odell, IL (US);
Marvin A. Prickel, Homer Glen, IL (US);
Michael J. Connors, Lockport, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
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, and an airflow control device in communication with the inductor segment and configured to control the airflow through the air bypass channel.