Seeding machine to provide transverse tramlines
US11083127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C21/005
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A planting unit for a seeding machine comprising a seed supply, a seed meter and a seed delivery system to deposit the seed within a furrow. The seed meter is driven by an electronic control unit to achieve a pre-defined pattern of the seeds. The planting unit is adapted to skip dispensing of seeds at locations at which a tramline extends transversely to the travel direction. The following possibilities to achieve the tramline are described: (a) the seed meter comprises adjacent apertures for receiving the seeds and at least one of the apertures is closed, (b) a seed branch-off assembly is adapted to take a seed out of the seed delivery system, (c) the seed delivery system is slowed down to reduce the speed of the seed transport, (d) a seed transport device for moving a seed from the seed meter to the seed delivery system is disabled, or (e) a seed removal device is provided to provide the skip.
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