Vacuum system
A vacuum system that includes a planter frame. A row unit bracket couples to the planter frame. A fan couples to the planter frame and draws air through a row unit. An exhaust duct extends through the row unit bracket. The exhaust duct couples to the fan and discharges airflow from the fan towards the ground.
1. A vacuum system, comprising:
a toolbar;
a row unit bracket configured to individually couple a respective row unit to the toolbar;
a fan coupled to the toolbar and configured to draw air through a metering system of the respective row unit; and
an exhaust duct extending through the row unit bracket, wherein the exhaust duct is coupled to the fan and configured to discharge airflow from the fan toward a ground.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the exhaust duct comprises a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the front wall, the rear wall, the first sidewall, and the second sidewall extend from a first end of the exhaust duct to a second end of the exhaust duct.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the first sidewall comprises a first curved portion and a first straight portion and the second sidewall comprises a second curved portion and a second straight portion.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first curved portion is longer than the second curved portion.
6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the exhaust duct defines an inlet and an outlet, wherein a first area of the inlet is greater than a second area of the outlet.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the inlet is angled with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the exhaust duct.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the front wall or the rear wall comprises a boss configured to couple to the planter frame or the row unit bracket.
9. A vacuum system, comprising:
a row unit bracket configured to individually couple a respective row unit to a toolbar; and
an exhaust duct extending through the row unit bracket, wherein the exhaust duct is configured to couple to a fan configured to draw air through a metering system of the respective row unit, and the exhaust duct is configured to discharge airflow from the fan toward a ground.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the exhaust duct comprises a front wall, a rear wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the rear wall and the front wall define different lengths.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein a first width of the first sidewall and a second width of the second sidewall change from an inlet of the exhaust duct to an outlet of the exhaust duct.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first sidewall comprises a first curved portion and a first straight portion and the second sidewall comprises a second curved portion and a second straight portion.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the second curved portion is longer than the first curved portion.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the front wall curves between the first sidewall and the second sidewall.
16. The system of claim 10 , wherein a first end of the exhaust duct is angled with respect to a second end of the exhaust duct.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the rear wall comprises a boss configured to couple to the planter frame or the row unit bracket.
18. A vacuum system, comprising:
an exhaust duct extending through a row unit bracket, wherein the exhaust duct is configured to couple to a fan configured to draw air through a metering system of a respective row unit, the exhaust duct is configured to discharge airflow from the fan toward a ground, the row unit bracket is configured to individually couple the respective row unit to a toolbar, and the exhaust duct comprises:
a front wall;
a rear wall;
a first sidewall comprising a first curved portion and a first straight portion; and
a second sidewall comprising a second curved portion and a second straight portion.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the first curved portion is longer than the second curved portion.
20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the exhaust duct defines an inlet and an outlet, wherein a first area of the inlet is greater than a second area of the outlet.