Vacuum seed meter and retrofit kit for celled-disk vacuum meters
US7334532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/046
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vacuum meter and a retrofit kit. The retrofit kit is particularly adapted for modifying or retrofitting vacuum meters configured with the centerline of the seed discharge chute or seed tube offset from the seed-side face of the seed disk, examples of which include the John Deere MaxEmerge® family of vacuum meters. The vacuum meter and retrofit includes an offset disk having a seed plane disposed in substantial alignment with a central axis of the discharge chute the vacuum meter housing.
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