Patent ID: 9546051
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A01C,B65G

Claim:
1. A system configured to increase throughput of an agricultural product in an agricultural product delivery system, comprising: a first product delivery tube comprising an air inlet, an agricultural product inlet, and an exit nozzle, wherein the agricultural product inlet is disposed between the air inlet and the exit nozzle, and wherein the first product delivery tube is configured to receive the agricultural product from the agricultural product inlet, and to direct an air flow received by the air inlet along a first flow direction to convey the agricultural product through the first product delivery tube and through the exit nozzle; and a first drop tube configured to receive the agricultural product, and to convey the agricultural product to the agricultural product inlet along a second flow direction at a first drop tube angle, wherein the first drop tube angle extends between the second flow direction and a longitudinal axis of the first product delivery tube at the agricultural product inlet, and the first drop tube angle is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees to direct the agricultural product from the first drop tube through the agricultural product inlet partially along the first flow direction to covert gravitational acceleration of the agricultural product into a velocity in the first flow direction to increase throughput of the agricultural product through the first product delivery tube.