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

Claim 0:
1. 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 configured to movably couple to a bracket at a position laterally offset from a center axis of the agitator, wherein the deflector assembly comprises a deflector that establishes a space between the deflector and the agitator, the deflector is configured to extend over the agitator to block a portion of the particulate material from exerting a force onto the agitator as the particulate material flows through the sub-hopper, the deflector is configured to rotate about a second rotational axis to adjust extension over the agitator, and the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are fixed and parallel relative to one another.