US 12,089,528 B2
Product flow splitter for an agricultural implement
Chad Michael Johnson, Arlington Heights, IL (US); and Grant Thomas MacDonald, Hampshire, IL (US)
Filed by CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,685.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320257 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A01C 7/20 (2006.01)
CPC A01C 7/20 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A product flow splitter for an agricultural implement, comprising:
an inlet segment configured to receive agricultural product from a distribution line;
a primary outlet segment connected to the inlet segment, wherein a common axis extends through a first center of a cross-section of the inlet segment and a second center of a cross-section of the primary outlet segment, a flow path of the agricultural product extends along the common axis through the inlet segment and the primary outlet segment, the primary outlet segment is configured to output the agricultural product, via a primary outlet, to a storage area within a primary hopper of the agricultural implement, the primary outlet is configured to be positioned offset from an outlet of the primary hopper; and
a secondary outlet segment connected to the inlet segment, wherein the secondary outlet segment is configured to output the agricultural product to a secondary hopper of the agricultural implement, and the secondary outlet segment is curved.