Planter having a seeding system
US12356884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/102
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seeding machine moves over the ground and includes a frame, at least one hopper containing seeds to be planted and planting row units connected to the frame. Each of the row units includes a seed metering device that separates and guides individual seeds into a planting position, and a shaft that reciprocates with respect to the frame through a stroke path. The stroke path includes extension towards the ground to a lowered position and retraction away from the ground to a raised position. The shaft engages one of the seeds from the planting position while the shaft is near the raised position. The shaft moves the one of the seeds downward while the shaft extends toward the ground to create an opening in the ground by pressing the one of the seeds into ground while the shaft is near the lowered position.
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