Patent ID: 8880298

Claim:
A Control System for monitoring the flow of air in a high capacity column delivery device comprising: a controller: which uses one or more sensors configured to sense changes in air pressure and an air flow in a system to ensure one or more chutes continuously and uniformly discharge a material; said controller is connected to said system having; one or more sensors and a compressor which is mechanically connected to said system to supply the air to each chute through an air hose, which is necessary in order to assist said material to travel down into said chutes and out at a tip of a vibratory probe mechanism; said system further comprises at least one air hose directed downwardly in each chute configured to prevent any blockage of said material; wherein said controller monitors the flow of air and pressure of air in said system through the use of these signals and manually decides a calculated reaction by sending a signal to an air valve and said air hose; when a blockage occurs in any of said chutes, a first signal is sent from said sensor to said controller to make adjustments by reducing air flow from a clear chute and diverting more air to a blocked chute which causes an increase in air flow and pressure of air to the blocked chute; and when said blockage is cleared from said blocked chute, a second signal is sent from said sensor to said controller to reverse the previous operation and balance the flow of air and pressure of air to each chute; wherein said system for monitoring the flow of air in a high capacity column delivery device further comprises one or more valves that are manually operated though a controller, which has a sensor for determining when said material has entered into said system through a stone chamber and when said material has been discharged out each chute of a vibratory probe mechanism, for triggering said stone valve, of one or more values, which is closed for pressurizing the system or opened for depressurizing the system; when said stone valve is opened, said material will fall from a hopper into said stone chamber; after all of said material has been transferred from said hopper into said stone chamber, said controller will send a first signal to close said stone valve and then pressurize said stone chamber with pressurized air; wherein said air pressure in said stone chamber is combined with said air delivered by said air hose to said system used to flush said chutes, said material is then continuously and uniformly discharge from each chute; after all of said material has been discharged from said system, said controller send a second signal to open said stone valve, said stone chamber is then vented and the pressure is reduced to atmospheric; and after said pressure in said system has been completely released, said stone valve is open, the cycle will be repeated and material will be able to fall from said hopper into said stone chamber.