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US 11,877,529 B2Granted
Deflector of an agricultural agitation system
AssigneeCNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
InventorsJesse Blair Pidwerbesky, Paul David Minto
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Abstract
An agitating system includes an agitator disposed within a sub-hopper of the agitating system. The agitator is configured to promote movement of the particulate material through the sub-hopper. The agitating system also includes a deflector assembly configured to movably couple to a bracket at a position laterally offset from a center axis of the agitator. The deflector assembly includes a deflector that establishes a space between the deflector and the agitator, and the deflector is configured to block a portion of the particulate material from exerting a force onto the agitator as the particulate material flows through the sub-hopper.
Claims20
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;
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- 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.
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;
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- 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.
An agricultural system, comprising:
- a bracket;
- an agitator configured to be disposed within a sub-hopper and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis to promote movement of particulate material through the sub-hopper;
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- a deflector assembly comprising a deflector configured to extend over the agitator to block a portion of the particulate material from flowing directly onto the agitator, wherein the deflector is rotatably coupled to the bracket at a second rotational axis, the first rotational axis and the second rotational axis are fixed and parallel relative to one another, the deflector comprises a first leg and a second leg oriented with respect to the first leg at an angle, the first leg has a proximal end positioned proximate to the second rotational axis and a distal end positioned remote from the second rotational axis, the second leg is connected to the first leg at the distal end of the first leg, the second leg extends outwardly from the distal end of the first leg, and the first leg and the second leg are configured to rotate about the second rotational axis in response to rotation of the deflector.
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