Patent ID: 11877529
Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. An agitating system, comprising:
an agitator disposed within a sub-hopper of the agitating system, wherein the agitator is configured to promote movement of particulate material through the sub-hopper to multiple inlets of meters, each meter comprises a meter roller configured to control flow of the particulate material to at least one row unit, the agitator is configured to distribute the particulate material across the multiple inlets, and the agitator is configured to rotate about a first rotational axis; and
a deflector assembly comprising a deflector, wherein the deflector assembly is configured to be positioned to form a space between the deflector and the agitator, the deflector is configured to rotatably couple to a bracket at a position laterally offset from a center axis of the agitator, the deflector is configured to rotate about a second rotational axis between a closed position and an open position, the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are fixed and parallel relative to one another, the deflector extends over the agitator in the closed position, and the deflector is configured to rotate in a first rotational direction about the second rotational axis relative to the bracket to transition from the closed position to the open position to adjust extension over the agitator.