Row unit for dispensing a plurality of agricultural products into an inter-row area of a field and associated agricultural implements
US11129322B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/06
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect, a row unit for dispensing agricultural products into a field may include an implement toolbar and a fertilizer-dispensing assembly coupled to the implement toolbar. The fertilizer-dispensing assembly may include a furrow-forming device configured to form a fertilizer-receiving furrow within an inter-row area of the field, with the inter-row area defined between a pair of adjacent post-emergent crop rows of the field in a lateral direction of the implement toolbar. The fertilizer-dispensing assembly may further include a fertilizer applicator configured to dispense a fertilizer into the fertilizer-receiving furrow. Additionally, the row unit may include a seed-dispensing assembly coupled to the implement toolbar. The seed-dispensing assembly may include a furrow-forming device configured to form a seed-receiving furrow within the inter-row area of the field. The seed-dispensing assembly may further include a seed-dispensing device configured to dispense seeds into the seed-receiving furrow.
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