Opposed inductor improvements
First Claim
1. A method of conveying a product from a hopper with forced air to a remote location, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing a nurse inductor assembly configured to generate a combined stream of air and entrained product, the nurse inductor assembly having a chamber operable to receive the product from the hopper, and an inlet tube operable to receive stream of pressurized air;
providing an adjustable outlet assembly operable to communicate the stream of pressurized air and product from the inductor assembly for transport to the remote location;
purging product deposited in and downstream of the adjustable outlet assembly of the inductor assembly toward the remote location;
preventing product in the chamber from entering the outlet tube during the act of purging of the deposits of the product; and
moving the adjustable outlet assembly inward or outward with respect to the product in the inductor chamber.
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Abstract
The inductor assembly of the present invention is configured with an agricultural implement to enhance conveyance of product from a storage hopper to a remote location. The inductor assembly includes an inductor chamber that defines an interior cavity configured to receive the supply of product from the storage hopper, an inlet tube configured to direct the stream of pressurized air so as to generate a combined stream of pressurized air and product, and an outlet tube configured to pass the combined stream of pressurized air and product from the inductor chamber to a distribution system application of the product in an agricultural environment. The improved inductor assembly can further include a selectively extendable outlet tube assembly, a trajectory control assembly coupled to the inlet tube, and an adjustable cover assembly configured to regulate agitation of the product and to purge deposits downstream of the inductor assembly.
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1. A method of conveying a product from a hopper with forced air to a remote location, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing a nurse inductor assembly configured to generate a combined stream of air and entrained product, the nurse inductor assembly having a chamber operable to receive the product from the hopper, and an inlet tube operable to receive stream of pressurized air; providing an adjustable outlet assembly operable to communicate the stream of pressurized air and product from the inductor assembly for transport to the remote location; purging product deposited in and downstream of the adjustable outlet assembly of the inductor assembly toward the remote location; preventing product in the chamber from entering the outlet tube during the act of purging of the deposits of the product; and moving the adjustable outlet assembly inward or outward with respect to the product in the inductor chamber.
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