Patent ID: 9629303
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A01C,Y02P

Claim:
1. A pneumatic agricultural product conveying system, comprising: at least one agricultural product supply chamber; a pneumatic source having an air inlet and an air outlet; a plenum having an inlet for receiving airflow from the pneumatic source air outlet and having outlets at the downstream end thereof; a plurality of distribution lines extending from the plenum outlets to a utilization implement for applying air entrained product to an agricultural field; a metering device for metering and conveying agricultural product from the at least one agricultural supply chamber to the plurality of distribution lines; and a wedge-shaped airflow deflector for modifying the airflow pattern exiting the pneumatic source as the airflow pattern enters the plenum to improve the distribution of pressure and airflow profiles from left to right, and top to bottom, wherein the wedge-shaped airflow deflector includes a plurality of generally rectangular grooves for inducing mixing of airflow at the pneumatic source air outlet to balance the pressure and airflow profiles vertically and horizontally.