Method and vehicle for applying an agrochemical mixture to a working area of a field

US10485162B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Wolfram Zerulla · Schnaittach, DE
• Markus Schmid · Dietmanns, AT
• Gregor Pasda · Neustadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 22, 2016
• Grant date: Nov 26, 2019
• Expiry date: May 31, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P60/21
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for applying an agrochemical mixture to a working area of a field using a vehicle moving on the field is described. Thereby, a solid fertilizer is spread on the working area using a fertilizer spreading device mounted on the vehicle and a liquid fertilizer additive is sprayed on the working area using a field sprayer, mounted on the vehicle separately from the fertilizer spreading device. Therein, the liquid fertilizer additive is prevented from coming into contact with surfaces of the fertilizer spreading device, which also come into contact with the solid fertilizer. Moreover, a vehicle for applying an agrochemical mixture to a working area of a field while moving on the field is also described.