Dual belt seed delivery mechanism
US9445539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C7/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seed delivery mechanism for an agricultural planter that receives seeds from a seed meter of the planter and delivers the seeds to a seed trench as the planter moves in a planting direction has a first endless belt trained about a first drive pulley and a second endless belt trained about a second drive pulley. The first and second drive pulleys rotate the first and second endless belts to provide confronting belt segments that form a seed delivery path between a conveyor entry point and a release point. The first and second endless belts are configured with a downward reach oriented to move seeds predominantly downward and a rearward reach oriented to move the seed predominantly rearward. The rearward reach provides a rearward velocity component to seeds at the release point that offsets a forward velocity of the planter as the planter moves in the planting direction.
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