Particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit
US11490558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/163
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a shuttle track configured to be disposed adjacent to a particle metering and singulation unit, shuttles movably disposed along the shuttle track, and a track belt disposed inwardly of the shuttle track. Each shuttle is configured to receive a particle from the particle metering and singulation unit at a particle reception section of the shuttle track and release the particle toward a trench in soil at a particle deposition section of the shuttle track. The track belt includes paddles, and each paddle is configured to move a respective shuttle along a particle transfer section of the shuttle track from the particle reception section to the particle deposition section.
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