Particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit
US11483963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/105
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt configured to be disposed apart from a particle metering and singulation unit and a particle acceleration system configured to apply a force to a particle to accelerate the particle from the particle metering and singulation unit and to guide the particle toward the particle belt. The particle belt is configured to receive the particle accelerated from the particle metering and singulation unit, and the particle acceleration system is configured to apply the force to the particle to accelerate the particle from the particle metering and singulation unit to the particle belt, such that a particle speed of the particle reaches a target particle speed, is within a target percentage of a belt speed of the particle belt, or both, as the particle reaches the particle belt.
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