Rotating seed drill
US6357369B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device (101) deposits a plurality of seeds in a sequential manner below a soil surface (101). The device is propelled along the soil surface. The device also has a container (130) for the plurality of seeds, the container having at least one outlet port (132): at least one dispenser for dispensing seeds in sequential manner from the container; at least one implanter (10), each implanter having a hollow seed tube (12) with open first and second ends (14, 16) and a tube body (18) between the open ends, the tube body defining a longitudinal axis, the open first end adapted for receiving seeds in sequential manner from, the dispenser, the tube body adapted to be rotated about its longitudinal axis and a device for rotating (20) each tube body about the longitudinal axis thereof; and a mounting device (134) for each of the implanters on the device such that the longitudinal axis of each hollow seed tube is at an acute angle to the soil surface as the implanter is moved forwardly across the soil surface and the open second end of each hollow seed tube is below the soil surface at a predetermined depth.
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